Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanus atratus.
Posted by Jim Senn on 08-02-2021 14:32
#1
Photos Sep 2010, Wicksburg, Houston County, Alabama, USA. Large fly.
Edited by Jim Senn on 06-05-2021 14:44
Posted by Jim Senn on 08-02-2021 14:34
#2
Lateral view. Notice brown area on abdomen. (Note: Aspect is a little skewed.)
Posted by Zeegers on 09-02-2021 13:52
#3
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
Posted by Jim Senn on 10-02-2021 15:47
#4
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.
Posted by Zeegers on 10-02-2021 17:41
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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
Posted by Jim Senn on 14-02-2021 13:53
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Thanks.