Volutine Stoneyian Tabanid Fly

Stonemyia velutina

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae

Stonemyia velutina, the velvety stonian horsefly, is a rare species of fly in the family Tabanidae endemic to California. First described in 1892, it was not sighted between 1942 and its rediscovery in 2023, and prematurely declared extinct in 1996. Not much is yet known about its habitat or behavior, but it is thought that it may thrive in fire-disturbed chaparral.

Distribution

Volutine Stoneyian Tabanid Fly — (c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon · CC-BY DescriptionStonemyia velutina, Wikipedia contributors

Volutine Stoneyian Tabanid Fly

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