Haematobia exigua
Haematobia exigua, its common name being buffalo fly, is a fly of the family Muscidae. The species is vastly present in Australia, inhabiting Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. It is widely considered a pest, and continues to cause much damage to livestock; as they are of the genus Haematobia, buffalo flies must feed off the blood of mammals to survive, cutting through the skin with two separate mouthparts.
| Haematobia exigua | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Subfamily: | Muscinae |
| Tribe: | Stomoxyini |
| Genus: | Haematobia |
| Species: | H. exigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Haematobia exigua Meijere, 1906 | |
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The entomologist Ian Murray Mackerras did substantial work in trying to eradicate the problem by introducing parasites.
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