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Horse Fly

Tabanus fulvulus

Photo by suzmonk
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Description:

Golden horse fly resting on a vehicle. I've never taken a close look at one. What terrible, efficient mouth parts. Insects aren't my strong suit, but I poked around online. Beaker98 helped me out with the ID, Tabanus fulvulus ... thanks!

Reference Links:

Tabanus, Species Tabanus fulvulus - BugGuide.Net

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Horse Fly

Tabanus fulvulus

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Comments (4)
suzmonk
Thank you, beaker98, that looks much more like it!
suzmonk
Beautiful, terrible creature. Found photos that look similar, but I'm no horse fly expert. I was thinking maybe Tabanus sackeni ... can anyone help with an ID?

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