Chlorotabanus crepuscularis
Chlorotabanus crepuscularis is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.[1][2][3][4] This species is the only green tabinid in North America. It can be found from Texas to Delaware. In Florida, this sanguinivorous (blood-feeding) fly is seen as an adult from March through September, but is most active from May to mid-July.
| Chlorotabanus crepuscularis | |
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| Chlorotabanus crepuscularis (Green horse fly) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Chlorotabanus |
| Species: | C. crepuscularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorotabanus crepuscularis Bequaert, 1926 | |
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The female has the ability to sense carbon dioxide, which helps it feeds on mammals, especially during the night when it is most active. The larvae are also predaceous and live in the soil adjacent to water and on floating vegetation but can also live in forest sand.[4] The insect's blood is blue. The fly's eyes are brown, but glow yellow under 385 nm UV light.
References
- "Chlorotabanus crepuscularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Chlorotabanus crepuscularis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Chlorotabanus crepuscularis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Chlorotabanus crepuscularis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
Further reading
- Burger, J. F. (1995). Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico. Associated Publishers. ISBN 978-1566650649.
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