Tabanus nigrovittatus
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| Greenhead Horse Fly | ||||||||||||||||
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| Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847 |
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Tabanus allynii Marten, 1883 |
Tabanus nigrovittatus also known as the Greenhead horse fly or the Salt marsh greenhead is a species of biting horse-fly. Commonly found around coastal marshes of the South East United States. The biting females are a considerable pest to both humans and animals while they seek a source of blood protein to produce additional eggs. Females live for three to four weeks and may lay about 100 to 200 eggs per blood meal.
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