Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Muscidae Scientific name Haematobia exigua | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Haematobia Rank Species | |
Similar Haematobia, Bovicola bovis, Musca vetustissima, Solenopotes capillatus, Stomoxys | ||
Haematobia exigua or buffalo fly is a pest fly from the family Muscidae.
In Australia it is present in Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.
The entomologist Ian Murray Mackerras did substantial work in trying to eradicate the problem by introducing parasites.
References
Haematobia exigua Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA