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The European deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) is an introduced species of biting fly originally found in Europe, Siberia, and Northern China. Three other deer ked species are native to the southeastern (Neotropical deer ked, Lipoptena mazamae ) and western US ( Lipoptena depressa and Neolipoptena ferrisi ).
Lipoptena cervi, the deer ked or deer fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. These flies are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe, Siberia, and northern China. They have been introduced to North America.
Lipoptena cervi, the deer ked or deer fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. These flies are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe, Siberia, and northern China. They have been introduced to North America.
Neotropical deer keds are brown, dorso-ventrally flattened flies that live in the pelage of deer. It is the only deer ked currently found on white-tailed deer in the southeastern United States.
Lipoptena depressa, or the Western American deer ked, is species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. The flies are blood-feeding ectoparasites of mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus and white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus.
Deer keds are small brown, flattened flies. Females are slightly larger than males, with a body length of 3.5-4.5 mm for females 3 mm for males. They have a tough protective exoskeleton to prevent them from being crushed.
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Deer keds are flies that are generally encountered in the fall and feed mostly on the blood of deer. They are often mistaken for deer ticks and cause some concerns. Description. Deer keds (Lipoptena cervi) are biting flies that feed mostly on the blood of deer but can also feed on the blood of other mammals such as dogs and humans.
