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Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra lurida
Hybomitra lurida is a species of horse-fly in the family Tabanidae. It is found across central and Northern Europe, Asia, Canada, Alaska and portions of the contiguous United States.
From the article Hybomitra lurida on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a large fly, between 12 and 15 millimetres long. The subcallus is bare and there are yellow spots on the abdominal tergites.
Range & habitat
The grown flies fly in summer, from May to the beginning of August in Canada. They prefer open landscapes, in forests and mountains. Usually, they stay around cattle. Larval habitats include wetlands such as sphagnum bogs.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
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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 221550.