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Stable Fly
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Flies & mosquitoes

Stable Fly

Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Names

EnglishStable Fly
DutchStalvlieg
SpanishMosca del establo
Chinese厩螫蝇
Scientific nameStomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Stomoxys calcitrans is known by the common names stable fly, barn fly, biting house fly, dog fly, and power mower fly. Unlike most members of the family Muscidae, Stomoxys calcitrans ('sharp mouth' + 'kicking') and others of its genus suck blood from mammals. Now found worldwide, the species is considered to be of Eurasian or African origin.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyMuscidae
GenusStomoxys

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
2017First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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