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horse fly - Hybomitra lasiophthalma

horse fly - Hybomitra lasiophthalma
Elma, Howard County, Iowa, USA
June 10, 2019
Size: ~15 mm
I couldn't believe how many horse flies are out there in the country, and narrowing this one down any farther might not be possible, but I did see similar horse flies in the genus Hybomitra.

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Moved from Tabanini.

 
Hybomitra lasiophthalma
Thanks for identifying this horse fly as Hybomitra lasiophthalma, Tony! This is the first record of that species from Iowa in BugGuide.

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