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Black Horse Fly

Tabanus atratus

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tabanidae

Tabanus is a genus of biting horseflies of the family Tabanidae. Females have scissor-like mouthparts that are able to penetrate the skin of livestock animals. The horsefly can then extract and ingest the animal's blood.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 3,448Canada · 330Mexico · 1