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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Horse Flies (Tabaninae) » Diachlorini » Chlorotabanus » Chlorotabanus crepuscularis
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pale green fly - Chlorotabanus crepuscularis - male
Copyright © 2012 Jack Foreman

pale green fly - Chlorotabanus crepuscularis - Male
Franklin County, Missouri, USA
June 3, 2012
Size: 1/2 inch
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Contributed by Jack Foreman on 7 December, 2012 - 10:55pm
Last updated 27 April, 2014 - 8:08pm

Thank you
Thanks everyone.
… Jack Foreman, 10 December, 2012 - 10:43pm login or register to post comments

Horse Fly
Moved from ID Request.

Jack,
Congratulations! You've added Missouri for this cool horse fly, on BugGuide
Robert
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 10 December, 2012 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

Chlorotabanus crepuscularis…
A male. Nice find.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 7 December, 2012 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ross
This is the only one of these I've ever seen. And he only allowed me one quick pic before leaving. Beautiful animal.
… Jack Foreman, 8 December, 2012 - 6:44am login or register to post comments

 
Incredible
Never new there was a tachinid like this.
… James Bailey, 8 December, 2012 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually a Tabanid
But that's probably what you meant :)
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 8 December, 2012 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Yep
totally what I meant. I spelt Brochymena wrong today as well. All in a day's work :)
… James Bailey, 8 December, 2012 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

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