Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Stable Fly, Biting Housefly)

Interactions where Stomoxys calcitrans is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
imago imago sucks the blood of Restricted MAMMALIA mammals Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Stomoxys calcitrans/Stomoxys calcitransstable fly, biting houseflyimago Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/MammaliamammalsSole
larva larva inhabits dung of Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Stomoxys calcitrans/Stomoxys calcitransstable fly, biting houseflylarva Animal / dung / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattle

Author & YearTitleSource
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) MuscidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Stomoxys calcitrans (Stable Fly, Biting Housefly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Stomoxys calcitrans (Stable Fly, Biting Housefly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStomoxys calcitrans (Stable Fly, Biting Housefly)
FamilyMUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Stomoxys calcitrans (Stable Fly, Biting Housefly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Austen, E.E. 1906 Illustrations of British blood-sucking flies 74pp, British Museum (Natural History)

Stomoxys calcitrans (Stable Fly, Biting Housefly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Stomoxys calcitrans (Stable Fly, Biting Housefly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 32 images of Stomoxys calcitrans (Stable Fly, Biting Housefly)
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