Lipoptena cervi (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Deer Ked, Deer-ked, Deer Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLipoptena cervi (Deer Ked, Deer-ked, Deer Fly)
FamilyHIPPOBOSCIDAE (“Forest” flies, flat flies, bird flies, keds)
SuperfamilyHIPPOBOSCOIDEA (bat flies and flat 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)
Records of Lipoptena cervi (Deer Ked, Deer-ked, Deer Fly) :
1: Lipoptena cervi (Deer Ked, Deer-ked, Deer Fly)
7 Sep 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
swept off Alder
Image 1: Alate - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Alate - vnetral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Lipoptena cervi (Deer Ked, Deer-ked, Deer Fly)
16 Sep 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Alate, near cattle
Image 1: Alate - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Alate - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Alate - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Alate - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Alate - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Alate - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Wing - magnified - silver background
3: Lipoptena cervi (Deer Ked, Deer-ked, Deer Fly)
9 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Alate, beaten from Aspen . Photos: Alate stage of imago - grey background
Image 1: Alate - wings spread - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Alate - wings spread - ventral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Alate - wings up and back - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey background

Lipoptena cervi (Deer Ked, Deer-ked, Deer Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lipoptena cervi (Deer Ked, Deer-ked, Deer Fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lipoptena cervi (Deer Ked, Deer-ked, Deer Fly)
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