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PitterCol Yumbo, Colombia Jul 14, 2021

As flies go this one's a whopper. What might it be?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 14, 2021

It's a male horse fly (family Tabanidae). Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate any recent comprehensive treatment of this family in Colombia. This is from 1946: https://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/psyche/1946/040437.pdf

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PitterCol Yumbo, Colombia Jul 14, 2021

Interesting article, thank you very much.

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