illota

*Hybomitra illota*				Reference
Only a few individuals have been captured to date. Teskey (1990) considers this species to be one of the most common species across Canada and the northern USA. It is characteristic of boggy areas and is an aggressive feeder on both humans and livestock.
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	20 Jun					1
2002 - 2						0
2003 - 5	18 Jun					1
2004 - 7	8 Jun	17 Jul	40	1		3
2005 - 10	21 Jun to 7 Jul					1
2006 - 7						0
2007 - 9	8 Jun					1
2008 ~ 4						0
Teskey (1960) caught small numbers in a farming area near Guelph, Ontario with captures in June only. In contrast, H. illota was the second most common horse fly captured in a forested area at Algonquin Park in Ontario by Smith et al. (1970), with a prolonged flight season extending to mid-August. The species was also captured by Davies (1959) at the same location. H. illota is abundant in northern forested areas of Manitoba (Hanec & Bracken, 1964) and Alberta (Thomas, 1970). In other studies, it is typically only a minor component of the horse fly community. H. illota was one of the common species present during the exploratory studies leading to the development of the Manitoba horse fly trap (Bracken et al., 1962). Behaviour towards colours, shapes, etc. was documented in Manitoba, and for a much smaller catch, in New Brunswick (Browne & Bennett, 1980). Taylor & Smith (1990) published a unique paper on this species, based on observations of aggregating males at Rondeau Provincial Park near Lake Erie in SW Ontario. Thomas (1973) dissected a large sample of flies from Alberta to determine reproductive status. Magnarelli (1976) in New York, and Magnarelli & Anderson (1981) in Connecticut also dissected small numbers. The species appears to be anautogenous, producing eggs only after intake of a blood meal. Hunter & Ossowski (1999) documented sugar feeding in a large sample from Algonquin Park. Teskey (1969) provides information on the biology of immatures and their habitats in Canada. Krinsky & Pechuman (1975) cultured epimastigote trypanosomes from this species in New York that were most likely bovid Trypanosoma theileri parasites.
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