Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875 is a animal in the Tabanidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875

Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875

Chrysops moechus, the adulterous deer fly, is a Tabanidae deer fly species found in Canada and the United States.

Family
Genus
Chrysops
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875

Chrysops moechus, commonly known as the adulterous deer fly, is a species of deer fly that belongs to the family Tabanidae. This species can be found in Canada and the United States. This species was first formally described by Osten Sacken in 1875, with the accepted scientific name Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tabanidae Chrysops

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