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Horse Fly

Tabanus partitus

Photo by TicThapanya
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Field Notes

Description:

beautiful eyes fly, body length around 0.7-0.9mm, staying on the tree, but when i come closer, it try to move around and fly away.

Habitat:

stay on the tree bark, royal flora botanical garden, Chaing Mai University.

Species ID Suggestions

Horse Fly

Tabanus partitus

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AgnesAdiqueTalavera
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Comments (7)
LarryGraziano
Hello Tic, This is a lovely contribution and spotting! However, it's colouring is normal for the species. I have removed it from the Rare Colour Morph mission. Thank you and happy spotting!
TicThapanya
Thank you, MicheleMorbidelli, Frederic Ansermoz
TicThapanya
Thank you very much for great identification, AgnesAdiqueTalavera.
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Tabanus partitus Walker, 1856, is a part of the Tabanus striatus complex, and it showed that 3 species have been confused under the Tabanus striatus name: the true Tabanus striatus from Pakistan through India and Sri Lanka to China; Tabanus partitus Walker, 1856, in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Micronesia; and Tabanus triceps Thunberg, from Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. - http://tabanidae.lifedesks.org/node/176, http://biostor.org/reference/75638.

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PublishedJune 8, 2013

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