Tabanus nigrovittatus
Tabanus nigrovittatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tabanidae |
Genus: | Tabanus |
Species: | T. nigrovittatus
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Binomial name | |
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847
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Synonyms | |
Tabanus allynii Marten, 1883 |
Tabanus nigrovittatus, also known as the greenhead horse fly, salt marsh greenhead, or simply the greenhead fly, greenhead or greenfly, is a species of biting horse-fly commonly found around coastal marshes of the Eastern 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.[1] Females live for three to four weeks and may lay about 100 to 200 eggs per blood meal.[2]
Affected coastal communities install traps in marsh areas to reduce and control T. nigrovittatus populations.[3]
References[]
- ^ Hansens, Elton; Race, Stuart. "The Greenhead and You". Rutgers Equine Science Center. Rutgers. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and their Allies.
- ^ Graves, Annie. "Greenhead Flies | What are Greenheads?". Yankee Magazine. New England Network. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
Media related to Tabanus nigrovittatus at Wikimedia Commons
- Tabanidae
- Insects described in 1847
- Fauna of the Eastern United States
- Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
- Tabanoidea stubs