STABLEFLY

Stable fly

Stomoxys calcitrans is commonly called the stable fly, barn fly, biting house fly, dog fly, or power mower fly. Unlike most members of the family Muscidae, Stomoxys calcitrans and others of its genus suck blood from mammals. Now found worldwide, the species is considered to be of Eurasian origin.

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stable fly

Noun

  1. Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus , of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.


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