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Male - Tabanus hinellus - male
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Male - Tabanus hinellus - Male
Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
August 9, 2006
Why do some of these guys have such light eyes?
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 9 August, 2006 - 5:43pm
Last updated 29 August, 2020 - 6:58pm

Moved
Moved from Striped Horse Fly.
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=10156#post_47200
… John F. Carr, 22 December, 2016 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

moved
to page
… Tony, 18 August, 2006 - 2:58pm login or register to post comments

Horsey
This is another male. Impressive. It appears the males more often have the very glowing eye reflectance in their fused eyes. This is a lovely species whichever it is.
… Herschel Raney, 9 August, 2006 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

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