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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Apr 23, 2008

I found this very large fly on my pier. It is the largest I have ever seen. It also seems to have a hood ornament Any ideas?

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Apr 23, 2008

Hi Trois,

Closest I got was a horse fly at this site: http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/
The site describes horse flies but only has one picture for over 100 different species http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg224.html
The description sounded like your fly probably fits in this category

ETAdd - Great picture!!

Stacey





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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Apr 23, 2008

Thanks, Stacey. I am sure it is a horse fly, but I have never seen one with the hood ornament. I will keep looking.

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DBartholow Mechanicsville, MD Jun 14, 2008

Horse flies are usually close to an inch long. If it's about a half inch it is probably a deer fly. They also bite people.

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Jun 14, 2008

It was at least an inch long, maybe a bit more.

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