Hypoderma lineatum
Taxonomy
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Arthropoda
- Class Insecta
- Order Diptera
- Suborder Brachycera
- Family Oestridae
- Genus Hypoderma
Final host
Cattle
Morphology
Adults: with no functioning mouthparts and an abdomen covered with yellow - orange hairs (bee-like appearance) Eggs are attached in rows of six or more on individual hairs Mature larvae are barrel-shaped and have a posterior spiracular plate with taxonomic value
Cycle
Holometabolous with four stages (egg, larva, pupa and adult) Only the larval stage is parasitic (organic migration) Migratory path: between fascial planes of muscles and along connective tissue Overwintering site: submucosa of the oesophagus
Location
Subcutaneous connective tissue of the back
Feeding
Histiophagous
Diagnostic
Eggs and L3
Transmission
Eggs with L1
