Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Muscidae (True flies)

Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Wadenstecher Stable Fly

Synonyms and other combinations: ∇
  • Stomoxys calcitrans, female 7549
    Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)  Wadenstecher  Stable Fly 
    Stomoxys calcitrans, female, det. Stephane Lebrun
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-09-22 08:26:15
    Image number: 7549
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-09-22 08:26:15
    det. Stephane Lebrun
  • Stomoxys calcitrans, female 7550
    Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)  Wadenstecher  Stable Fly 
    Stomoxys calcitrans, female, det. Stephane Lebrun
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-09-22 08:26:38
    Image number: 7550
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-09-22 08:26:38
    det. Stephane Lebrun
  • Stomoxys calcitrans, female 11156
    Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)  Wadenstecher  Stable Fly 
    Stomoxys calcitrans, female, det. eklans
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2023-10-29 14:59:27
    Image number: 11156
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2023-10-29 14:59:27
    det. eklans

Further vernacular names:
Biting House Fly, Beach Fly, Dog Fly, Lawn-mower Fly
Classification:
Stomoxys calcitrans belongs to the subfamily Muscinae, tribe Stomoxyini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds) (2017). Systema Dipterorum (version 2.0, Jan 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Patra, Gautam & Behera, Parthasarathi & Das, Samares & Saikia, Basanta & Ghosh, Subhamoy & Biswas, Papia & Kumar, Ajit & Alam, Sk Sahanawaz & Kawlni, Lallianpuii & Lalnunpuia, C & Chhakchhuak, Chhandama & Bachan, Madhurendra & Debbarma, Apurba. (2018). Stomoxys calcitrans and its importance in livestock: a review. IJAAR 6. 30-37. ISSN 2053-1265.
  3. William H. Robinson: Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban Entomology, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2005, 472 pp., ɪsʙɴ-13 978-0-511-11138-9