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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 » Tabanus moderator
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seemingly non-aggressive horsefly. Perhaps a male? - Tabanus moderator
Copyright © 2012 Shelley Gammon

seemingly non-aggressive horsefly. Perhaps a male? - Tabanus moderator
Kaufman County, Texas, USA
May 20, 2012
Size: 1.5" long
I shot a video w/ a macro lens, which can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jyCvZSWBEIY
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Contributed by Shelley Gammon on 20 May, 2012 - 9:46pm
Last updated 1 August, 2019 - 4:36pm

Legs are clearly not uniforml
Legs are clearly not uniformly brown. The front tibiae are very dark and with some white only at the extreme bases. Mid and hind tibiae are white except for the extreme apex. The frons also appears to be quite narrow.
… Arturo Santos, 1 August, 2019 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tabanus.
… Arturo Santos, 1 August, 2019 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Horse and Deer Flies. A very pretty specimen. It is female; you can tell in horse flies because the eyes will touch medially in males. I am not familiar enough with the Tabanus of Texas to try for a species ID at this time. Thanks a lot for the video!
… Keith Bayless, 25 May, 2012 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 21 May, 2012 - 6:38am login or register to post comments

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