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Species Silvius gigantulus

Silvius gigantulus ? - Silvius gigantulus

Horse Fly? - Silvius gigantulus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Infraorder Tabanomorpha

Family Tabanidae (Horse and Deer Flies)

Subfamily Chrysopsinae (Deer Flies)

Tribe Chrysopsini

Genus Silvius

Species gigantulus (Silvius gigantulus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Chrysops gigantulus Loew, 1872

Identification

Orange body, wings without spots or bands (but slightly darker along some veins), eyes with spots.

Range

Southern British Columbia to northern Mexico

Season

Late June through August in Canada

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 30 August, 2005 - 7:25pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 30 October, 2013 - 7:44am

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