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Biting fly - Apatolestes
Copyright © 2010 Peter Bryant

Biting fly - Apatolestes
Little Sycamore trail, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
July 3, 2010
Size: ~8mm
Bites people
Contributed by Peter Bryant on 3 July, 2010 - 11:43pm
Last updated 9 June, 2021 - 4:50pm

Moved
Moved from Tabanus.

Ocelli present, antennal flagellum with too many annuli (long)
… Arturo Santos, 9 June, 2021 - 4:50pm

Moved
Moved from Horse and Deer Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 7 December, 2010 - 12:21am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 July, 2010 - 7:06pm

nice horsefly
i wish i knew better
… v belov, 3 July, 2010 - 11:45pm

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