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Icosta americana

Icosta americana

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Hippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds, are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. In this family, the winged species can fly at least reasonably well, though others with vestigial or no wings are flightless and highly apomorphic. As usual in their superfamily Hippoboscoidea, most of the larval development takes place within the mother's body, and pupation occurs almost immediately.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 5Canada · 2