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A robust horse-fly about 10mm in size, prominent compound eyes, short antennae, and wide body, pale brown body and yellow striped abdomen sheen.
Spotted at Mahawu Volcano, rainforest area in Sulawesi. Horse-flies are found worldwide, except for the polar regions, but they are absent from some islands such as Greenland, Iceland, and Hawaii.
Horse-flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. Only the females bite animals to obtain enough protein from blood to produce eggs. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Suborder: Brachycera Infraorder: Tabanomorpha Superfamily: Tabanoidea Family: Tabanidae
Spotted on Aug 5, 2016
Submitted on Feb 6, 2017
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