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Monkwood Green, England, United Kingdom
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Groveton, Virginia, United States
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Bournda, New South Wales, Australia
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Orlando, Florida, United States
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Horse-fly
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Molieres-Glandaz, Rhone-Alpes, France
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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The 'March fly' or Ectenopsis sp from the Pangoniinae Sub-family appear in our local reserve in November/December. They have very brilliant coloured eyes that reflect the light in the late sun. We found them feeding on the Verticordia densiflora flowers. As yet we have never been bitten by them nor have they tried to sit on us or our clothing.Photos: Fred and Jean
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Santa Maria, Veneto, Italy
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Girraween, Queensland, Australia
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North Carolina, United States
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Oviedo, Florida, United States
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New South Wales, Australia
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Sarawak, Malaysia
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Peglio, Lombardy, Italy
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Lateral. Scale bar 5 mm.Lectotype 3310:1
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Dalcouth, Queensland, Australia
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Dorsal. Scale bar 1 mm.Type 6795:2
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Tabanus bovinus, sometimes called the pale giant horse-fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. As the name suggests, it prefers bovine animals as the source of blood, although it may bite other kind of mammals as well. The insect is relatively large for a horse-fly, adults usually being 2530 mm long. Like most other horseflies, its compound eyes are very colorful with stripe-like patterns. Its body and wings are mostly colored brownish gray. It is quite fast and an able flier, being capable of evading most attempts to swat it with ease. It bites humans infrequently, because of its preference of bovine animals. This loud-buzzing horse-fly can be a nuisance, as it circles around its target and occasionally lands to deliver a bite (in the case of humans, the fly usually takes off again instead). However, to humans it is considerably less harmful than deer flies (Chrysops), which bite much more vigorously.
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Blackstone Riverside Park, Bewdley, Worcs. SO792741
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SO733529. Worcester Wildlife Trust site at Crews Hill, Worcs.
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Early
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Dalcouth, Queensland, Australia
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Catacol, Isle of Arran Scotland. NR915415