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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Deer Flies (Chrysopsinae) » Chrysopsini » Chrysops » obsoletus and dacne and parvulus (Chrysops obsoletus and dacne and parvulus) » Chrysops obsoletus
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Youch! - Chrysops obsoletus - female
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Youch! - Chrysops obsoletus - Female
Pinelands Natural Area, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
May 14, 2006

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Deerfly - Chrysops obsoletus - female Youch! - Chrysops obsoletus - female
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 14 May, 2006 - 11:03am
Last updated 1 July, 2006 - 6:46pm

Chrysops specimen from St. Lucie, Florida
The Chrysops in the image looks like Chrysops obsoletus Wiedemann
… JBurger, 16 June, 2006 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

 
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Could be. I do not know my deerflies.
… Sean McCann, 16 June, 2006 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I would think
that a "Thank You" for the identification would be appropriate. If Dr. Burger thinks its obsoletus then it is!
Moved to sp. page
… A.W. Thomas, 1 July, 2006 - 6:45pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thank you Dr. Burger. Thanks Tony for letting me know we have a deerfly expert contributing.
… Sean McCann, 1 July, 2006 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

Tabanid
And probably in the genus Chrysops!
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 14 May, 2006 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

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