Lipoptena depressa
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Lipoptena depressa, or the Western American deer ked, is species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. The flies are blood-feeding ectoparasites of mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus and white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus. They are found in the western United States and Canada.[1]
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Lipoptena depressa | |
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Lipoptena depressa, with wings | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Hippoboscidae |
Subfamily: | Lipopteninae |
Genus: | Lipoptena |
Species: | L. depressa |
Binomial name | |
Lipoptena depressa (Say, 1823) | |
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