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Tabanus spp. (horse flies) Russell, Ontario

Links are provided for each species to a distribution map, a graph of daily captures, short notes on biology, and a bibliography.

Species Earliest
Capture
Latest
Capture
 Max Catch Date of
Max
Totals
2001 - 2008
(F + M)
similis 2 Jun 22 Sep 75 16 Jun - 7 Jul 10,559  + 11
quinquevittatus 15 Jun 14 Sep 39 11 - 28 Jul 4,482 + 10
lineola 16 Jun 19 Aug 8 7 - 23 Jul 320 + 0
reinwardtii 25 Jun 3 Aug 1   14 + 1
Other species captured nearby (Edwards, part of Ottawa @9 km to the north)
novaescotiae ~12 Aug ~2 Sep 1   3 (in 2007)
atratus 20 June   1   In 2009
 

Updated
23-Aug-2009