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Horse Fly

Description:

Horse fly with eyes with green stripes. About 15 mm. Family: Tabanidae. Female.

Habitat:

Semi desert.

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3 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Lauren for the ID

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

It's a female, so it bites and is blood-sucking.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Luis, this is a beautiful Tabanid!!

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 30, 2012
Submitted on Nov 26, 2012

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