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American Horse Fly

Tabanus americanus

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mississippi.January 7, February 7, March 7, April 13, May 8, June 5, July 4, August 4, September 6, October 6, November 5, December 5.
United States442
Mississippi77
Virginia51
Maryland45
Arkansas22
Louisiana16
Texas15
North Carolina15
New York14
Massachusetts13

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
GenusTrue Horse Flies · Tabanus

Sources

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Practise American Horse Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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