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leesh brisbane, Australia May 17, 2018

This insect bit my son twice with a painful sting and instantly left two large welts, and no it is not a normal fly, look at its legs and feet it had a very low profile.

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Carlqua Lancashire, United Kingdom May 17, 2018

Hi there,

Not been to Oz before but I heard you guys get horse flies out there and it kind of looks like that.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 17, 2018

It's a louse fly (family Hippoboscidae); they are obligate blood feeders, but humans are accidental hosts - https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:52b3bcd3-7a51-4653-8a3b-9aebf0d74d01

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leesh brisbane, Australia May 17, 2018

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It's a louse fly (family Hippoboscidae); they are obligate blood feeders, but humans are accidental hosts - https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:52b3bcd3-7a51-4653-8a3b-9aebf0d74d01


thankyou that does apear to be what it is.



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