''Tabanus sulcifrons'' is a species of
horse fly
Horse flies and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect Order (biology), order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only females bite land vertebrates, including humans, to hematophagy, obtain blood ...
in the family
Tabanidae
Horse flies and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only females bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunli ...
,
widely distributed throughout the eastern half of the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
and adjacent regions of southern Canada.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Tabanus sulcifrons'':
* ''Tabanus sulcifrons sulcifrons''
Macquart, 1855
* ''Tabanus sulcifrons variegatus''
Fabricius, 1805
References
Tabanidae
Insects described in 1855
Diptera of North America
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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