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True Horse Flies
Tabanus
Tabanus is a genus of biting horseflies of the family Tabanidae. Females have scissor-like mouthparts that aim to cut the skin. The horsefly can then lap up the blood. Horseflies of this genus are known to be potential vectors of anthrax, worms and trypanosomes. Some species, such as Tabanus bovinus, prefer bovine animals and are less harmful to humans. The genus contains hundreds of species and many species groups, including:
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Black Horse Fly
speciesTabanus atratus
Tabanus lineola
complexTabanus lineola
Dark Giant Horse Fly
speciesTabanus sudeticus
Tabanus sulcifrons
complexTabanus sulcifrons
Western Black Horse Fly
speciesTabanus punctifer
Devoted Horse Fly
speciesTabanus calens
Band-eyed Brown Horse Fly
speciesTabanus bromius
Large Marsh Horse Fly
speciesTabanus autumnalis
Saltmarsh Greenhead Flies
complexTabanus nigrovittatus
American Horse Fly
speciesTabanus americanus
Pale Giant Horse Fly
speciesTabanus bovinus
Three-spotted Horse Fly
speciesTabanus trimaculatus
Chained Horse Fly
speciesTabanus catenatus
Green-eyed Horse Fly
speciesTabanus fulvulus
Hippo Fly
speciesTabanus biguttatus
Tabanus chrysurus
speciesTabanus chrysurus
Tabanus taeniola
speciesTabanus taeniola
Stygian Horse Fly
speciesTabanus stygius
Tabanus proximus
speciesTabanus proximus
Downland Horse Fly
speciesTabanus glaucopis
Tabanus quinquevittatus
speciesTabanus quinquevittatus
Tabanus trigonus
speciesTabanus trigonus
Tabanus occidentalis
speciesTabanus occidentalis
Reinwardt's Horse Fly
speciesTabanus reinwardtii
Tabanus venustus
speciesTabanus venustus
Tabanus rectus
speciesTabanus rectus
Tabanus aegrotus
speciesTabanus aegrotus
Crepuscular Horse Fly
speciesTabanus sackeni
Tabanus australicus
speciesTabanus australicus
Glossy Horsefly
speciesTabanus insignis
Tabanus striatus
complexTabanus striatus
Tabanus kesseli
speciesTabanus kesseli
Narrow-winged Horse Fly
speciesTabanus maculicornis
Tabanus marginalis
speciesTabanus marginalis
Tabanus albocirculus
speciesTabanus albocirculus
Tabanus novaescotiae
speciesTabanus novaescotiae
Tabanus equalis
speciesTabanus equalis
Tabanus tergestinus
speciesTabanus tergestinus
Striped Horse Fly
speciesTabanus taeniatus
Tabanus pumilus
speciesTabanus pumilus
Tabanus nigripes
speciesTabanus nigripes
Tabanus eggeri
speciesTabanus eggeri
Tabanus petiolatus
speciesTabanus petiolatus
Tabanus barbarus
speciesTabanus barbarus
Tabanus pallidescens
speciesTabanus pallidescens
Tabanus erebus
speciesTabanus erebus
Tabanus par
speciesTabanus par
Tabanus gladiator
speciesTabanus gladiator
Tabanus gratus
speciesTabanus gratus
Tabanus dorsiger
speciesTabanus dorsiger
Tabanus leucostomus
speciesTabanus leucostomus
Tabanus monotaxis
speciesTabanus monotaxis
Tabanus galloisi
speciesTabanus galloisi
Tabanus mandarinus
speciesTabanus mandarinus
Tabanus fumipennis
speciesTabanus fumipennis
Tabanus superjumentarius
speciesTabanus superjumentarius
Tabanus rufidens
speciesTabanus rufidens
Tabanus nemoralis
speciesTabanus nemoralis
Tabanus turbidus
speciesTabanus turbidus
Tabanus abactor
speciesTabanus abactor
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49704.