Ornithophila
Genus of flies
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Ornithophila are a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are two known species.[2] Both species are parasites of birds.[3]
| Ornithophila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
| Genus: | Ornithophila Rondani, 1879 |
| Type species | |
| Ornithomyia metallica Schiner, 1864 | |
| Species | |
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Distribution
Ornithophila are found worldwide with the exception of the Americas and Antarctica.[3]
