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Horse-fly

Tabanus melanocerus

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Description:

large fly, 2cm long..

1 Species ID Suggestions

Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Horse-fly

Tabanus melanocerus Horse-fly

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20 Comments

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Thanks Carol, Isabella !!

IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Wow, nice one !!

Carol Snow Milne 2 11 years ago

Great picture.

Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Pleasure Nuwan!

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you very much for the ID Johan!

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks Ali !

Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

very cool!!

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

yes, look like a helmet. thanks induruh!

induruh 11 years ago

Eyes are larger than the Head? They look like a helmet. Wow Great eyes!

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

he he.. he's having head-full of eyes..

Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

I am sure he will grow into those eyes one day.

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you namitha!

namitha 11 years ago

Amazing shot. Really cool spotting Nuwan.

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks Daniel!

DanielHernández 11 years ago

SOLIDISIMO!!

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks Leanne, they are cool indeed !

LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Such cool eyes!

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you Adarsha and Lauren for the name..!

Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Look at the eyes!

LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Gorgeous eyes!!! Male Tabanid Horse Fly.

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Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Alawwa, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Dec 9, 2012
Submitted on Dec 9, 2012

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

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