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Ornithophila
Sign in to saveOrnithophila are a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are two known species. Both species are parasites of birds.
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Vinony's link graph records 3 inbound references to Ornithophila, and connects out to Animalia, Antarctica and bird.
It sits within the topics Hippoboscidae, Hippoboscoidea genera and Parasites of birds.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyHippoboscidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hippoboscidae
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- taxon name
- Ornithophila
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Ornithophila
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Distribution
- Systematics
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Ornithophila are a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are two known species. Both species are parasites of birds.
==Distribution== Ornithophila are found worldwide with the exception of the Americas and Antarctica.
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