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Ornithomya
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Ornithomya are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ornithomya is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to parasitism, Africa and Asia.
Vinony files it under Hippoboscidae, Hippoboscoidea genera and Parasites of birds.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 68
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Hippoboscidae
- Collections
- UAM, UWM, CASC, NMV, TMAG, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Chile, Australia, New Zealand
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hippoboscidae
- Image
- Britishentomologyvolume8Plate585.jpg
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- taxon name
- Ornithomya
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Ornithomya
- Commons category
- Ornithomya
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Systematics
- References
Ornithomya are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species. All species are parasites of birds.
==Distribution== Ornithomya are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the largest number of species are found in South East Asia and Africa.
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