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Common Horse Fly

Haematopota pluvialis

Description:

Brown/grey horse fly, no more than 10-12mm in body length. Feed on mammal blood used to develop their eggs.

Habitat:

Close to mixed forest.

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Gaia80
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Gaia80

Vestfold, Norway

Spotted on Jul 1, 2013
Submitted on Jun 5, 2014

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