Tabanus nigrovittatus

Tabanus nigrovittatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Genus:	Tabanus
Species:	T. nigrovittatus
Binomial name
	Tabanus nigrovittatus; Macquart, 1847
Synonyms
	Tabanus allynii Marten, 1883; Tabanus contactus Walker, 1850; Tabanus floridanus Szilady, 1926; Tabanus fulvilineis Philip, 1958; Tabanus simulans Walker, 1848

Tabanus nigrovittatus, also known as the greenhead horse fly, salt marsh greenhead, or simply the greenhead fly, greenhead or greenfly, is a species of biting horse-fly commonly found around coastal marshes of the Eastern United States. The biting females are a considerable pest to both humans and animals while they seek a source of blood protein to produce additional eggs.[1] Females live for three to four weeks and may lay about 100 to 200 eggs per blood meal.[2]

Affected coastal communities install black box traps in marsh areas to reduce and control T. nigrovittatus populations.[3]

References

Hansens, Elton; Race, Stuart. "The Greenhead and You". Rutgers Equine Science Center. Rutgers. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and their Allies.
Graves, Annie. "Greenhead Flies | What are Greenheads?". Yankee Magazine. New England Network. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

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[1] Hansens, Elton; Race, Stuart. "The Greenhead and You". Rutgers Equine Science Center. Rutgers. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[2] Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and their Allies.

[3] Graves, Annie. "Greenhead Flies | What are Greenheads?". Yankee Magazine. New England Network. Retrieved 6 July 2017.