蚋科
Also known as black fly, black flies, blackfly, blackflies
双翅目的一科昆虫
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Simuliidae is a family of small flies commonly known as blackflies or buffalo gnats. These insects are important because their larvae live in flowing freshwater streams and rivers, and adult females bite humans and animals to feed on blood, sometimes transmitting diseases like onchocerciasis (river blindness) in tropical regions.
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Species
blackflies
Simuliidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilySimuliidae
Observations recorded321,569
via GBIF
Research
2,245 papersArticle · 中文
蚋（學名：Simuliidae），也稱黑蠅，雙翅目下蚋科昆蟲的總稱，當中包括了超過1800種已知的物種（11種已絕種）。大部分的物種均分類到。與其同類蚊一樣，大部份的蚋均透過吸取動物的血液作為食物，而雄性則以花蜜作食。常見為細小、黑至灰、足及觸角也短，是人類所討厭的昆蟲，因此在不同地方均有專門對付的措施。牠們也會傳播病菌，常見的有致盲的蟠尾絲蟲症。
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