Horse-flies (genus Tabanus) are larger, up to 25 mm (1 in) in length and are mostly dark brown or black, with dark eyes, often with a metallic sheen. Yellow flies (genus Diachlorus) are similar in …

Horse and deer flies are "true" flies in the insect Order Diptera, and comprise the Family Tabanidae known as "tabanid flies" or "tabanids." There are an estimated 4,300 species of …

horse fly, any member of the insect family Tabanidae (order Diptera), but more specifically any member of the genus Tabanus. These stout flies, as small as a housefly or as large as a …

Horse flies (Tabanus spp.) are larger than deer flies and usually have solid or striped eyes. In both horse and deer flies, females have a space between the eyes (when viewed from above); the …

Tabanus punctifer, commonly known as the western horse fly, is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae. [2][3] This species of horse fly is approximately 20.5 mm (0.8 in) long. [4] …

Tabanus spp (horse flies) and Chrysops spp (deer flies) are large (up to 3.5 cm long), heavy bodied, robust dipterans with powerful wings and very large eyes. They are swift fliers. These …

Mar 17, 2025 · An annotated checklist of the horse flies, deer flies, and yellow flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Florida Zettel Nalen C.M., Kline D.L., Sutton B.D., Müller G., Cilek J.E. 2015.

Tabanus bovinus, sometimes called the pale giant horse-fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. [2] As the scientific name suggests, it prefers bovine animals as the source of blood, although it may …

Apr 27, 2022 · Inland, the commonest of the "striped horseflies"; on coastal salt marshes the other species in the complex are far more abundant. Females attack humans and other mammals. …

Aug 5, 2023 · Mexico (4); primarily eastern, although recorded throughout US (Long 2001) Very wide range of habitats; generally near aquatic environments (Long 2001). Larvae live "along …