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Western Black Horse Fly (Tabanus punctifer) Depositing Eggs on Cattail Frond - Tabanus punctifer - female
Copyright © 2023 Diane Drobka

Western Black Horse Fly (Tabanus punctifer) Depositing Eggs on Cattail Frond - Tabanus punctifer - Female
Tonto Basin, Gila County, Arizona, USA
September 17, 2023
We encountered this female Western Black Horse Fly (Tabanus punctifer) while birding south of the A-Cross Road east of State Road 188. She was depositing eggs on a cattail frond above a small pool.

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Contributed by Diane Drobka on 18 September, 2023 - 6:39pm
Last updated 19 September, 2023 - 8:53am

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