Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Horse Flies (Tabaninae) » Tabanini » Tabanus » Tabanus calens
Photo#171747
Horse Fly - Tabanus calens - female
Copyright © 2008 Brenda Tramel

Horse Fly - Tabanus calens - Female
Amesville, Ohio, USA
August 25, 2007
Size: 1 1/4 inch

Images of this individual: tag all
Horse Fly - Tabanus calens - female Horse Fly - Tabanus calens - female Horse Fly - Tabanus calens
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Brenda Tramel on 2 March, 2008 - 2:28pm
Last updated 15 September, 2012 - 1:13pm

I think...
I think this is Tabanus calens. The problem is a half-inch is a bit small, T. calens is closer to an inch long. Nevertheless the abdomen, thorax, wing, and basal plate match up.
… drswanny, 3 March, 2008 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

 
I think...
That the measurement might be a bit off. Looking at the thumb which should be close to 1/2 wide (the actual thumb nail), I believe that this fly may be 3/4 to 1 inch in length. BTW, I agree on Tabanus calens.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 3 March, 2008 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

 
I need to remember to measure
I need to remember to measure my thumbnail before I estamate a size. Thanks for bringing that point up. I am adding another picture. It is a different bug, but caught around the same time. Pretty sure that it is the same thing, but thought I would ask.
… Brenda Tramel, 3 March, 2008 - 11:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Different bug
Its never too late to measure that pretty pink nail and edit the estimate on each image. Only images of the same individual should be linked together so the latest image should be unlinked.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 4 March, 2008 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
My nail is exactly 1/2 inch.
My nail is exactly 1/2 inch. Now I can use it as a good measuring stick!
I unlinked the picture and it unlinked all of them. How do I get them back together?
… Brenda Tramel, 4 March, 2008 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact