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Tabanus lineola, also known as the striped horse fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is known from the eastern coast of North America and the Gulf coast of Mexico.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Striped Horse Fly being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tabanus subsimilis
- Tabanus glaucopis
- Tabanus taeniola
- Tabanus bromius
- Leucotabanus annulatus
- Tabanus fulvulus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tabanidae
- Genus
- Tabanus
- Species
- Tabanus lineola
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