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Unknown Horse Fly - Tabanus conterminus - female

Unknown Horse Fly - Tabanus conterminus - Female
Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA
June 27, 2007
Size: 13 mm
Tony, I need your help with this ID. It looks like T. nigrovittatus, but then I have missed so many before, I'd like your confirmation.

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Unknown Horse Fly - Tabanus conterminus - female Unknown Horse Fly - Tabanus conterminus - female Unknown Horse Fly - Tabanus conterminus - female

Nice set of images
This is the larger southern species, Tabanus conterminus. True nigrovittatus is smaller (body length max 11mm) and possibly just northern; the type locality is Nova Scotia.

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