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Black Horse Fly
Tabanus atratus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Devoted Horse FlyTabanus calens
Tabanus proximus
Stygian Horse FlyTabanus stygius
American Horse FlyTabanus americanus
Western Black Horse FlyTabanus punctifer
Chained Horse FlyTabanus catenatus
Tabanus aegrotus
Black Soldier FlyHermetia illucens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,250 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,052 |
| Canada | 844 |
| Ontario | 746 |
| Virginia | 424 |
| Maryland | 383 |
| Louisiana | 378 |
| New York | 316 |
| North Carolina | 303 |
| Oklahoma | 293 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Practical
- BitingFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Horse and Deer Flies · Tabanidae |
| Genus | True Horse Flies · Tabanus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black Horse Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.