Tabanus americanus explained

Tabanus americanus, the American horse fly, is a species of horse-fly in the family Tabanidae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

Canada, United States.

Habitat

These flies tend to stay around open pasture areas where cattle or livestock tend to be. They like ponds or any water source as this is where they lay their eggs.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Moucha . J. . Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue. . Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements . 1976 . 7 . 1–320 . 11 September 2022.
2. Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico . 1995 . Burger . J. F. . International Contributions on Entomology. 1 . 1 . 1–100. Associated Publishers .
3. Choi, Kwang Shik, et al. “Seasonal Surveillance of Deer and Horse Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae), Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea.” Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, vol. 23, no. 2, 2020, pp. 315–19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2020.02.005.