Back

louse fly

Hippobosca longipennis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Hippobosca longipennis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), the dog fly, louse fly, or blind fly, is a blood-feeding parasite mostly infesting carnivores. The species name "longipennis" means "long wings". Its bites can be painful and result in skin irritation, it is an intermediate host for the canine and hyaenid filarial parasite Dipetalonema dracunculoides, "and it may also be a biological or mechanical vector for other pathogens".

Distribution

(c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Robert Taylor · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 7France · 5Italy · 3Germany · 1