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black horse fly - Whitneyomyia beatifica
Copyright © 2008 Keith Bayless

black horse fly - Whitneyomyia beatifica
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
May 20, 1939
The label didn't indicate who collected this specimen. The specimen belongs to NC State Insect Museum.
Image taken using Dr. Andy Deans's EntoVision imaging system at the NC State Insect Museum.
Contributed by Keith Bayless on 13 March, 2008 - 12:23pm

Thanks for these Keith
and the Microtabanus; 2 new genera for BG
… A.W. Thomas, 13 March, 2008 - 12:49pm

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