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  2. Tabanidae - Wikipedia

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    The horse guard wasp, Stictia carolina, catches horse-flies to provision its brood in a nest. Eggs are often attacked by tiny parasitic wasps , and the larvae are consumed by birds, as well as being paratised by tachinid flies , fungi, and nematodes . [ 48 ]

  3. Horse guard wasp - Wikipedia

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    The horse guard wasp (Stictia carolina) is a type of sand wasp (Bembicini) from the eastern United States which preys primarily upon horse-flies (Tabanidae). It is a large, colorful, fast-flying wasp, one of 28 species in the genus Stictia (which occur throughout North and South America), all of which have similar biology.

  4. Tabaninae - Wikipedia

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    Tabaninae is a subfamily in the family Tabanidae commonly known as horse flies. There are more than 3000 described species in Tabaninae. There are more than 3000 described species in Tabaninae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

  5. Diachlorus ferrugatus - Wikipedia

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    Diachlorus ferrugatus, commonly known as the yellow fly in the United States or doctor fly in Belize, is a species of highly aggressive biting horse-fly of the family Tabanidae native to North and Central America to Costa Rica.

  6. Haematopota pluvialis - Wikipedia

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    These horse flies can be encountered during the daylight hours from late May through late October. [5] The males are harmless and feed on nectar, [7] while the females feed on mammal blood (hematophagy) (hence the Latin name Haematopota pluvialis, literally meaning 'blooddrinker of the rains'), mainly cattle and horses, needing blood for developing eggs.

  7. Hybomitra montana - Wikipedia

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    Adult horse flies can be found in July and August. Males of this species feed on plant juices, while female are bloodsuckers. The females have a high fecundity. They can lay about 500 eggs at an oviposition. The larvae pass through 10–13 instars and the full life-cycle lasts 3–5 years. This horsefly may cause appreciable damages on stock farms.

  8. 11 common bug bites — and photos to help you identify them

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    Fly bites. Single large horsefly bite on left leg above ankle with yellow measuring tape. ... On the other end of the spectrum, horse flies and deer flies use "blade-like" mouthparts to slash the ...

  9. Bibionidae - Wikipedia

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    Bibionidae (March flies) is a family of flies containing approximately 650–700 species worldwide.Adults are nectar feeders and emerge in numbers in spring. Because of the likelihood of adult flies being found in copula, they have earned colloquial names such as "love bugs" or "honeymoon flies".

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