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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 sulcifrons
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ID please - Tabanus sulcifrons - female
Copyright © 2006 Paul Davidson

ID please - Tabanus sulcifrons - Female
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
August 5, 2006
Size: 1.5cm
These guys would hiy plate window at office and just sit there, stunned.

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Horse Fly - Tabanus sulcifrons - female ID please - Tabanus sulcifrons - female
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Contributed by Paul Davidson on 16 August, 2006 - 11:42am
Last updated 31 March, 2023 - 9:39am

Moved
Moved from Tabanus abdominalis.
… A.W. Thomas, 31 March, 2023 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

Frons
seems more like sulcifrons; moving to that species.
… A.W. Thomas, 31 March, 2023 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

My guess
is a horse or deer fly. They have the most beautiful eyes! Maybe a horse fly in the Tabanus genus, but that's just a wild guess. Tony Thomas is the expert on these.
… Lynette Elliott, 16 August, 2006 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Good guess
A female Tabanus. Just hope a dorsal view of the body was taken and gets posted.
… A.W. Thomas, 16 August, 2006 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Back shot
Thank you Tony, try http://bugguide.net/node/view/71104 for back view
… Paul Davidson, 16 August, 2006 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

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