Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Diptera > Hippoboscidae > Lipoptena > Lipoptena cerviLipoptena cervi (deer ked)Synonyms: Haemobora pallipes; Hippobosca cervi; Hippobosca cervina; Hippobosca moschi; Lipoptena alcis; Lipoptena cervina; Lipoptena moschi; Lipoptena nigrirostris; Lipoptena pallida; Lipoptena pallipes; Lipoptena subulata; Lipoptena trifasciata; Melophaga moschi; Melophagus trifasciata; Ornithobia pallida; Ornithomya nigrirostris; Ornithomyia nigrirostris; Pediculus capreoli; Pediculus cervi (homotypic) Lipoptena cervi, the deer ked or deer fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. These flies are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe, Siberia and Northern China. It has been introduced to North America. They are parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, burrowing through the fur and sucking the blood of the host animals. L. cervi is relatively small, adults usually being 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) in length and are brownish in colour. Their body is flat and elastic, making their removal difficult. L. cervi is a poor flier and can only fly for short distances. Once the insect reaches its target, it sheds its wings and starts burrowing through the fur. |
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Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Inverpolly |
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29349 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Etive Woods |
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6522 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Maree Complex |
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38882 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Roudsea Wood and Mosses |
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1163 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Strathglass Complex |
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58277 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sunart |
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25320 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Witherslack Mosses |
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1202 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nunn, C. L., and S. Altizer. 2005. The Global Mammal Parasite Database: An Online Resource for Infectious Disease Records in Wild Primates. Evolutionary Anthroplogy 14:1-2. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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