Family Tabanidae (Horse flies, gad flies, deer flies)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Diptera Phenology

Tabanidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Chlorotabanus crepuscularisHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops callidusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops calvusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops carbonariusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops cincticornisDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops cucluxDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops flavidusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops geminatusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops impunctusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops macquartiDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops moechusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops montanusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops nigerDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops separatusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops shermaniDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops speciesDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops univittatusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysops vittatusDeer fly(NA) HerePhenology
Genus_ species(NA)(NA) HerePhenology
Hybomitra cinctaHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Hybomitra cinctusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Hybomitra difficilisHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Hybomitra lasiophthalmaHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Hybomitra lasiophthalmusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Hybomitra sodalisHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Leucotabanus annulatusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Stonemyia isabellinaHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Stonemyia tranquillaHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanidae_genus speciesHorse fly, deer fly, or Clegg species(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus aarHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus calensHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus fairchildiHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus fulvulusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus lineolaHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus longusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus melanocerusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus molestusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus quinquevittatusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus sackeniHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus sparusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus speciesHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus sulcifronsHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus superjumentariusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology
Tabanus turbidusHorse fly(NA) HerePhenology

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Note: Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
Yes, these flies will bite horses. However, it is only the females that have the stout mouthparts capable of penetrating the hide of horses (as well as humans and other mammals). Adult males just feed on nectar and plant juices. Most larvae prey on small worms and insects.


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