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Pangonius sp.

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Description:

Pangonius is a genus within the horse-fly family (Tabanidae), often misspelled as Pangonia; Latreille originally published the name as Pangonius in 1802, emending it in 1804 to Pangonia, but the emendation is not valid under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Impossible to id the species without a photo of the face.

Habitat:

On thiste in rocky mountain meadow on the edge of deciduous forest.

Reference Links:

Pangonius - Overview, Pangonius - Wikipedia

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