The Blandford fly's English common name derives from a major outbreak of people being bitten around the town of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England, in the 1960s and 1970s.
The common name for the Blandford fly comes from a major infestation of people being bitten around the town of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England, during the 1960s and 1970s.