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Twin-lobed Deer Fly

Chrysops relictus

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 Alaska.January 1,013, February 748, March 1,172, April 1,844, May 2,659, June 2,900, July 3,103, August 2,669, September 1,959, October 1,462, November 799, December 625.
United States20,954
Alaska20,954
Russia362
Germany278
United Kingdom190
Netherlands171
England155
Denmark147
Sweden103
Finland96

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

Remember the name next time.

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