Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tabanus atratus.
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 08-02-2021 13:32
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
Photos Sep 2010, Wicksburg, Houston County, Alabama, USA. Large fly.
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 08-02-2021 13:34
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
Lateral view. Notice brown area on abdomen. (Note: Aspect is a little skewed.)
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-02-2021 12:52
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Tabanus atratus, the common big horsefly in the southeast of the USA. I wasn't aware this species had banded eyes .. but then again, I never saw it alive . Theo |
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 10-02-2021 14:47
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
Thanks for your help. Yes, many large biting flies in the southeast USA are called horseflies. I looked at my original photo closely & concluded that the eyes are probably not banded but appear this way because of how the sunlight is shining through the trees. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-02-2021 16:41
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
No, the eye is banded and this feature does show on other pictures as well. I simply wasn’t aware of this ! I. the Palaearctic region. large Tabanus are always unbanded. Theo |
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 14-02-2021 12:53
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
Thanks. |
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