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Horse fly - Tabanus sulcifrons
Copyright © 2007 Steve Scott

Horse fly - Tabanus sulcifrons
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
June 22, 2007
Medium sized. Came to my garage light at night but didn't stay long. Scanning the guide the closest I came was T. abdominalis but even that was tenuous.
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 1 August, 2007 - 9:53am
Last updated 17 August, 2007 - 4:07pm

Moved
Moved from Tabanus.
… Tony-2, 17 August, 2007 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

The wide open
1st posterior cell of wing leads me to sulcifrons; moved to page
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Tony
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