Stable Fly
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 1st May 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Fly - Stable Fly
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 22nd May 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode Fact File
Stable Fly.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Stomoxys calcitrans.
Diptera.
Muscidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:

Length:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 Putrefying organic materials such as hay, manure, and wood.
The adults of both sexes feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals during the day.
6 - 8 mm.
Rotting manure near cattle and poultry.
Most of the year.
Males usually die after mating and the females after laying eggs.