Species Tabanus zythicolor

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Internet References

Unknown Horse Fly - Tabanus zythicolor - female

Striped Eyes - Tabanus zythicolor - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))

Infraorder Tabanomorpha

Family Tabanidae (Horse and Deer Flies)

Subfamily Tabaninae (Horse Flies)

Genus Tabanus

Species zythicolor (Tabanus zythicolor)

Explanation of Names

Named by C. B. Philip in 1936. The story I was told was that Philip wanted to have the first and last species names on the Tabanus NA list. This one is the last, the first is Tabanus aar.

Range

NJ to LA and FL

Internet References

1 photo of a female taking blood HERE

Contributed by Tony-2 on 20 October, 2006 - 10:34am
Last updated 23 October, 2006 - 11:55am

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