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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
  ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' has a high resemblance to [[Musca spp.|''Musca domestica'']].  ''S. calcitrans is 5-7mm long, and both the males and females suck blood.  They are grey with four long longitudinal stripes on the thorax, and with large black spots on the abdomen.   
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  ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' has a high resemblance to [[Musca spp.|''Musca domestica'']].   
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''S. calcitrans'' is 5-7mm long, and both the males and females suck blood.  They are grey with four long longitudinal stripes on the thorax, and with large black spots on the abdomen.   
    
The larvae are identified bu examination of the posterior spiracles.
 
The larvae are identified bu examination of the posterior spiracles.
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