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BG1704 C9117 - Tabanus - female
Copyright © 2007 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG1704 C9117 - Tabanus - Female
Near pond on SR-435 at Money Hill Road, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
June 6, 2007
Size: body length 18.8 mm.

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 24 November, 2008 - 1:37am

Ok, I'll try again
I think THIS one is T. molestus. It is dark brown, it has the white scutellum, the shorter, broader frons, and the series of abdominal triangles matches the description exactly (2nd tergum has smaller triangle)
… Mark Fox, 27 November, 2008 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

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