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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Horse Flies (Tabaninae) » Tabanini » Tabanus » Tabanus nigrescens
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Horse or Deer Fly? - Tabanus nigrescens
Copyright © 2007 Donna K Race

Horse or Deer Fly? - Tabanus nigrescens
Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
August 3, 2007
Size: about 1"
It was on the inside of a patio door, the backlighting was intense so flash was used. It looked a lot darker than appears with the fill flash.
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Contributed by Donna K Race on 6 August, 2007 - 11:49am
Last updated 27 October, 2007 - 2:17pm

Moved
Moved from Horse Flies.
… A.W. Thomas, 27 October, 2007 - 2:17pm login or register to post comments

Can't see enough
characters to be 100% certain but from what I can see it seems most likely tb be a female T. nigrescens; new for BG.
… A.W. Thomas, 27 October, 2007 - 2:17pm login or register to post comments

Horse fly.
This is a female of either Tabanus or Hybomitra. Hopefully, Tony Thomas will comment on this one:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 August, 2007 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric
Moved to the sub-family page, perhaps Tony will help out.
… Donna K Race, 6 August, 2007 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

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