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Tabanus, no? - Tabanus sulcifrons - female
Copyright © 2004 Stephen Cresswell

Tabanus, no? - Tabanus sulcifrons - Female
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
August 7, 2004
Genus Tabanus, no? Any ideas about species?
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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 22 July, 2006 - 5:10pm
Last updated 19 October, 2006 - 7:52pm

Moved
Moved from Tabanus.
… Tony-2, 19 October, 2006 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

Not enough detail
to be absolutely certain,, but it would be hard to prove that it was not T. sulcifrons. Moved to that species page.
… Tony-2, 19 October, 2006 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thank-you Tony!
… Stephen Cresswell, 20 October, 2006 - 4:35am login or register to post comments

Nice photo, Stephen.
I particularly like the eyes and clean delineation between background and foreground. (Hey, that sounds a lot better than "shallow depth of field". LOL!)
… Ron Hemberger, 22 July, 2006 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

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