Ornithomya avicularia (Linnaeus, 1758), (a flat fly)


28 Jul 2004 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record SummaryMale, on dead juvenile Blackbird under window
Found asMale imago
Date28 July 2004
Associated organismTurdus merula
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher28 Jul 2004[A]
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Notes:

Wing length 7mm.

8 scutellar bristles.

With attached phoretic feather louse Brueelia marginata (Mallophaga).

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