Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Parasitic fly
Posted by Isidro on 01-05-2007 11:23
#1
Hippoboscidae, at Pe?iscola, Castellon, Spain, in summer 2006, in a cage with eagle owls (Bubo bubo). Maybe Ornithomyia sp?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 01-05-2007 11:53
#2
Yes. Not enough detail to go to species level.
Posted by Isidro on 01-05-2007 15:50
#3
Thanks Paul! ;)
Posted by Zeegers on 01-05-2007 19:45
#4
Eagle owl must be Ornithomyia avicularia.
The other species occur in birds of size of Great Tit or smaller.
And the last time I checked, Eagle Owl was bigger.
By the way, the funny green colouration indicates that the fly has blood in it.
Theo Zeegers
Posted by Isidro on 01-05-2007 22:58
#5
Thanks Theo! The species are identified!
And I don't knew that the cause of green coloration. Thanks also for this information!