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Striped Horse Fly

Tabanus lineola

9,593 observations in the source records

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28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 25, February 29, March 44, April 81, May 129, June 54, July 42, August 42, September 50, October 41, November 27, December 24.
United States3,316
Illinois586
Canada433
Ontario352
Mississippi265
Michigan257
Texas244
Missouri186
Kentucky185
South Carolina184

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

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