Tabanus americanus Forster, 1771 is a animal in the Tabanidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Tabanus americanus Forster, 1771
Tabanus americanus, the American horse fly, is a tabanid horse-fly found in Canada and the US near livestock pastures and water.
Tabanus americanus Forster, 1771, commonly called the American horse fly, is a species of horse-fly that belongs to the family Tabanidae. This species is distributed in Canada and the United States. These flies typically inhabit open pasture areas where cattle and other livestock are present. They prefer areas near ponds or other water sources, as this is where they lay their eggs.
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Chrysops caecutiens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761
Chrysops relictus Meigen, 1820
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775
Silvius alpinus (Scopoli, 1763)
Philipomyia aprica (Meigen, 1820)
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