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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Horse Flies (Tabaninae) » Tabanini » Tabanus » Black Horse Fly (Tabanus atratus)
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Black Fly - Tabanus atratus - male
Copyright © 2020 Thom Jones

Black Fly - Tabanus atratus - Male
Bloomingdale Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA
August 29, 2020
Size: ~1.0" to 1.5"
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Contributed by Thom Jones on 4 September, 2020 - 10:55pm
Last updated 12 April, 2021 - 7:54am

Moved
Moved from Tabanus.
… A.W. Thomas, 12 April, 2021 - 7:54am login or register to post comments

please delete state abbreviations from the city field
… v belov, 5 September, 2020 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

 
correcting City designation
I have corrected the 'city' field, as requested
Thank you
… Thom Jones, 5 September, 2020 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
It does look like male T. atratus , but please wait for further review. Moved from ID Request.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 5 September, 2020 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

appears to be a male Tabanus atratus
rather old - note the battered wings ...
… J. H. Epler, 5 September, 2020 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

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