Scaptia lata
| Scaptia lata | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Scaptia |
| Species: | S. lata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaptia lata (Guérin-Méneville, 1835) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tabanus lata Guérin-Méneville, 1835 | |
Scaptia lata, coliguacho or tabano negro is a large horse fly whose range includes southern Chile and southern Argentina.[1][2] The fly has a striking reddish-orange coloration on the side of its thorax and abdomen. It is generally around 2 cm. in adult size.
Like most species of horse flies, the females of Scaptia lata need to feed on mammalian blood before they can produce eggs.[3]
References
- ↑ "Horse Fly from Patagonia". What's That Bug. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ↑ "Tábano - Coliguacho (Colihuacho)". Pucón Chile. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ↑ González, C. R.; Sanhueza, Y. (2004). "Comparative study of mouthparts of the female of three species of Scaptia (Scaptia) Walker from Chile (Diptera: Tabanidae).". Acta Entomológica Chilena (Instituto de Entomología) 28 (1): 23–31. ISSN 0716-5072. OCLC 487184759.
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