Osca rufa

Osca rufa

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae

Osca lata, the coliguacho, tábano or black horse fly, is a large horse fly whose range includes southern Chile and southern Argentina. Previously known as Scaptia lata, it has a striking reddish-orange coloration on the side of its thorax and abdomen. It is generally around 2 cm.

Distribution

Osca rufa — (c) Asiel Olivares, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Asiel Olivares · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Chile · 5

Sources and credits

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Osca rufa

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