Tabanidae

Description:

An stylised kind of Tabanidae Pale brown thorax with black lines, brown abdomen with a black centred line and black edges, red eyes.

Habitat:

Spotted at Manado area, Sulawesi.

Notes:

Horse-flies or horseflies (for other names, see common names) are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. Females bite animals, including humans, 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