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Species Chrysops flavidus

Chrysops flavidus or celatus - Chrysops flavidus - female Deer Fly - Chrysops flavidus Chrysops? - Chrysops flavidus - female Chrysops callidus ? - Chrysops flavidus - female Deer Fly - Chrysops flavidus - female Deer Fly - Chrysops flavidus - female Deer Fly - Chrysops flavidus - female Chrysops flavidus group? - Chrysops flavidus - 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 Chrysops
No Taxon (flavidus group)
Species flavidus (Chrysops flavidus)
Explanation of Names
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann 1821
Size
6.5-10 mm(1)
Range
e. US (MA-FL to MO-TX) to Belize; W. Indies [map](1)(2)
Remarks
described as pestiferous to humans, generally attacking the head and neck; considered one of the worst "stock pests" in the genus(1)
With known pathogenic transmission of Equine infectious anemia virus, a disease of only equid mammals.
See Also
most commonly confused with C. atlanticus, C. reicherti and C. celatus, all considered at one time to be either subspecies or varieties of C. flavidus. also similar to C. sandy(1)
Print References
(1)
Works Cited
1.A revision of the flavidus group of the genus Chrysops Meigen (Diptera : Tabanidae)
Baier, T. M. 1999. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101: 175-196.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 1 December, 2005 - 6:38am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Vox Sciurorum, v belov, Arturo Santos
Last updated 27 April, 2022 - 4:53pm

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