vittatus

*Chrysops vittatus*				Reference
Very few individuals have been captured to date. Teskey (1990) states that it is among the most abundant species in southern and eastern Ontario. It is a very troublesome pest of humans and other animals. Larvae have been found in almost all types of wetland situations.
Summary Statistics for ALL trap and bait combinations Interpret relative to approximate number of traps used each year
Year	First Capture	Last Capture	Flight Season (days)	Daily Max Catch	Date of Max Catch	Total catch Female
2001 - 1						0
2002 - 2	18 Aug					1
2003 - 5	25 Jul	11 Aug	18	1		4
2004 - 7						0
2005 - 10	8 Jul	8 Aug	32	1		4
2006 - 7	< 20 Jul	> 26 Jul	~ 30	1		3
2007 - 9	7 Jul (hand) 10 Jul (trap)	26 Aug	47	2	11 - 25 Jul	11
This species is hardly present at my residence, but is abundant in a wet area nearby. In 2006 - 2007, this species was abundant and was attacking one of my dogs during mid-summer on early morning walks. Altogether, I have captured 91 deer flies by hand off the dog's ears / head; 90 of these were , and 1 was C. univitattus. C. vittatus does not bother people, or our white dog in this wet area, but other deer flies (C. aberrans, C. cincticornis , C. univittatus) do bite us and both of our dogs at my residence. At Lake Lansing Park in Michigan, C. vittatus is the most common deer fly attacking people (Strickler & Walker, 1993).
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