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Fly sp? - Tabanus similis
Copyright © 2007 Steven Price

Fly sp? - Tabanus similis
Devens, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 12, 2007
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Contributed by Steven Price on 12 July, 2007 - 2:30pm
Last updated 12 July, 2007 - 3:56pm

This will key
to Tabanus lineola but I am quite certain that it is Tabanus similis, female, which is unusually abundant here in new Brunswick this year. Still a rare fly here but much more abundant than 'normal'.
… Tony-2, 12 July, 2007 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Tabanus similis
Hi. Thanks for the ID! What do you mean "This will key to T. lineola"?
… Steven Price, 13 July, 2007 - 4:03am login or register to post comments

 
To correctly
identify most insects one has to consult scientific publicatios for the region where the insect was photohgraphed ( or collected). For your area the publication "The Horse Flies and Deer Flies of New York (Diptera, Tabanidae) by L.L. Pechuman" is possibly the most useful. In this publication there is a method to ID Tabanus species entitled "Key to the species of New York Tabanus I. Females". Such keys are not perfect and one needs quite a bit of experience to be able to interpret them correctly. Using this key for your specimen will lead one to Tabanus lineloa.
… Tony-2, 13 July, 2007 - 6:41am login or register to post comments

 
Tabanus flies
Thank you.
… Steven Price, 13 July, 2007 - 6:46am login or register to post comments

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