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black and white fly - Tabanus punctifer - female
Copyright © 2006 David

black and white fly - Tabanus punctifer - Female
beaumont, riverside County, California, USA
May 25, 2006
Size: 1" long
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Contributed by David on 25 May, 2006 - 7:26pm
Last updated 26 May, 2006 - 1:33pm

WOW!
Never seen a horse fly like this one before! Nice find!
… Brittanie Christina McCormack, 10 July, 2006 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

There's a similar image at
Tabanus stygius, in the guide here, but it's from Florida. We certainly don't know if it is the same species, but Tony Thomas really knows these guys and he may tell you.
… john and jane balaban, 25 May, 2006 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Western Horse Fly
similar to stygius but this is T. punctifer; the 1st female for the guide. Moved.
… Tony-2, 26 May, 2006 - 7:01am login or register to post comments

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