Tabanus lineola
| Tabanus lineola | |
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| Tabanus lineola female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Tabanus |
| Species: | T. lineola
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| Binomial name | |
| Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794
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Tabanus lineola, also known as the striped horse fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is known from the eastern and southern United States and the Gulf coast of Mexico.[1]
Description[]
Tabanus lineola females have a pale median stripe on their abdomen and are known for biting. The male does not bite and lacks hair on eyes.
References[]
- ^ Cornelius B. Philip (1942). Notes on Nearctic Tabaninæ. Part III. The Tabanus Lineola Complex. Vol. 49. Psyche. pp. 25–40.
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Categories:
- Tabanidae
- Insects described in 1794
- Diptera of North America
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