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Horse Fly - Tabanus venustus - male
Copyright © 2015 Shelly Cox

Horse Fly - Tabanus venustus - Male
Mound City (Squaw Creek NWR), Holt County, Missouri, USA
June 25, 2015
Size: 1/2-3/4 inch
Found this beautiful horse fly today, wondered if anyone knows what species it is?

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Horse Fly - Tabanus venustus - male Horse Fly - Tabanus venustus - male
Contributed by Shelly Cox on 25 June, 2015 - 1:21pm
Last updated 28 May, 2018 - 7:50pm

Moved
Moved from Horse Flies. Male Tabanus venustus very nice species, I've never collected it
… Keith Bayless, 29 June, 2015 - 12:30pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 29 June, 2015 - 9:18am

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