Ornithomya cecropis is a biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. It was first isolated from the Mascarene martin, Phedina borbonica, in Madagascar.[1]
| Ornithomya cecropis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Genus: | Ornithomya |
| Species: | O. cecropis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ornithomya cecropis Hutson, 1971
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References
edit- ^ Hutson, A M (1971). "New species of the Ornithomya biloba-group and records of other Hippoboscidae (Diptera) from Africa". Journal of Entomology Series B, Taxonomy. 40 (2): 139–148. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1971.tb00116.x.
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