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Adulterous Deer Fly

Chrysops moechus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 6, February 6, March 9, April 18, May 35, June 16, July 12, August 11, September 12, October 10, November 6, December 5.
United States727
Canada153
Ontario146
New Hampshire85
Maine65
Ohio59
New York59
Wisconsin50
West Virginia50
Mississippi45

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • BitingFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyHorse and Deer Flies · Tabanidae
GenusDeer Flies · Chrysops

Sources

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