Morphology

MORPHOLOGY - PIGEON FLIES

Similar characters of the family,

  • Dark brown fly, smaller when compared to the other hippoboscids, 6mm long
  • The wings are long and transparent, venation similar to Hippobosca
  • Can be differentiated fromĀ  Hippobosca spp. by the absence of yellow markings on the thorax
  • And by the claws which are spurred
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