Tabanidae (family)

Unidentified march or horse fly at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

	Tabanidae (family)	28 Jul 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	2 Jun 2025	MazzV

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User's notes

A brown March fly, more tan on the abdomen, and clear wings with brown veins (photo 2). Legs are also more tan, (photo 1). Slightly translucent abdomen (photo 3), and dark brown eyes (most photos). Could be the same or similar species to those at sightings 4672633 & 4672638 but difficult to compare with only 1 photo for those sightings.

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KimberiRP wrote:

13 Jun 2025

March fly (Tabanidae); genus probably either Dasybasis or Tabanus.

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Tabanidae (family) March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Tabanidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified march or horse fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1934.7m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania