Deer Fly, Chrysops moechus

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Chrysops moechus, Deer Fly image

 

Subject: Deer Fly, Chrysops moechus, female

Location: Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area, West Virginia

Stock Number: 07-25864

Comments: Only the female deer flies bite. Males are less common, or at least humans encounter them less often. The males have larger eyes that touch.

The range of Chrysops moechus takes in most of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.


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