epistates

*Hybomitra epistates*				Reference
Only a few individuals have been captured to date. The species is transcontinental and is apparently common. Larvae are found in wet moss in rather open woodland marshes and swamps (Teskey, 1990).
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	11 Jul					2
2003 - 5	14 Jul					1
2004 - 7	11 Jul	2 Aug	22	1		4
2005 - 10	21 Jun to 7 Jul	12 Jul		1		3
2006 - 7	18 Jun	2 Aug	46	1		5
2007 - 9	15 Jun	26 Jul	42	2	15 Jun	4
2008 ~2-4	26 Jul					1
Biology notes pending - just a few references below This species was the most common tabanid captured in Manitoba traps in Wisconsin by Gojmerac & Devenport (1971). Catches of H. epistates in canopy traps were increased 4.5 times with carbon dioxide (Leprince, 1989). Magnarelli & Anderson (1980) described feeding sites (mostly on the back and sides) and the frequencies of disrupted feeding (55%) on cattle in Connecticut. They identified 8 of 8 blood meals as having come from bovines, with the rest from deer and horse.
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