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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 157 records
DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens
01Narrative
Tabanus punctifer, the western horse fly, is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae. This species of horse fly is approximately 20.5 mm (0.8 in) long.Goodwin, J. T., & Drees, B. M. (1996). The horse and deer flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Texas. https://agrilifecdn.tamu.edu/sswe/files/2017/06/SWE_S20_P001-140.pdf They are typically found throughout the southern and western parts of the United States. They can be found between Utah and Mexico, and between California and Texas. The thorax is covered with long hairs that give it a creamy white color, while the abdomen is completely black. Much like other horse fly species, the Tabanus punctifer female requires a blood meal for the development of their eggs.Mullen, G. R., & Durden, L. A. (2018). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Elsevier Science & Technology. Females will bite horses, livestock, and humans, making them vectors of disease for pathogens and parasites.
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A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Tabanus punctifer has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Countries1
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 157 records
Wild obs. + sensor835
Museum / vouchered322
Origin
Native1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO3 576 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km
≤100 m 470≤1 km 117≤10 km 44>10 km 54
685 georeferenced · 150 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor835
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy16% within 1 km
≤100 m 4≤1 km 21≤10 km 97>10 km 36
158 georeferenced · 164 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence322
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions16 of 24 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Vernal, US
90
UNHClocation not on record
35
Natural History Museum of Utahlocation not on record
31
East Lansing, US
31
The College of Idaho, Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
26
US
21
Mississippi State, US
20
Vancouver, CA
14
New Haven, US
10
Lubbock, US
8
Chicago, US
7
Cambridge, US
5
University of Guelphlocation not on record
4
Edmonton, CA
3
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH (CLEV)location not on record
3
US
3
Chicago, US
3
University of California, Davis, Bohart Museum of Entomologylocation not on record
2
Los Angeles, US
1
Champaign, US
1
Essig Museum of Entomologylocation not on record
1
California Academy of Scienceslocation not on record
1
San Diego, US
1
San Francisco, US
1
24 institutions · 322 of 322 vouchered records shown
