Icosta albipennis
(Say, 1823)
Icosta albipennis is a of louse fly in the Hippoboscidae, first described by Thomas Say in 1823. The species is part of a of blood-feeding ectoparasitic flies that primarily infest birds. It has been recorded in taxonomic databases with limited observational data available.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Icosta albipennis: /aɪˈkɔstə ælˈbaɪˌpɛnɪs/
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Taxonomic Note
The has been listed under the synonym Lynchia albipennis in some databases (e.g., GBIF), though Catalogue of Life treats Icosta albipennis as the accepted name. The Icosta belongs to the Hippoboscinae within the louse fly .