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Ornithoctona
Sign in to saveOrnithoctona are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 12 known species. All species are parasites of birds.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Hippoboscidae
- Collections
- MCGILL UNIVERSITY, TMAG, ABS, NHMUK, LACM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Dominica, Australia, United States, Madagascar, Haiti, Colombia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hippoboscidae
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- taxon name
- Ornithoctona
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Ornithoctona
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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- Ornithoctona
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Ornithoctona are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 12 known species. All species are parasites of birds.
==Distribution== Ornithoctona are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica.
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