Scaptia lata

Scaptia lata
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

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

  1. "Horse Fly from Patagonia". What's That Bug. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  2. "Tábano - Coliguacho (Colihuacho)". Pucón Chile. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  3. 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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