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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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Big Black Fly - Tabanus atratus - female
Copyright © 2011 Mike Mars

Big Black Fly - Tabanus atratus - Female
Kent County, Maryland, USA
September 2, 2011
Several of these large, black flies were buzzing around my head throughout the day.
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Contributed by Mike Mars on 6 September, 2011 - 7:01pm
Last updated 28 May, 2018 - 8:07pm

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A remark.
Thought it was a Pipevine Swallowtail when I originally saw the thumbnail.

… James Bailey, 10 September, 2011 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

Horse fly
It's a horse fly, probably the black horse fly Tabanus atratus. They wanted to eat you.
… John F. Carr, 6 September, 2011 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

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