White compound eyes Horse fly (Deer fly)
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White compound eyes Horse fly (Deer fly)
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White Eyes Horsefly by Nguyen Kelvin, on Flickr
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here's my new work stack photo.
White Eyes Horsefly by Nguyen Kelvin, on Flickr
Thank you for visiting1
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Very interesting! White-eyed horse flies are new to me. Some interesting discussion at https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.p ... &pid=11605 .
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It's very popular in Vietnam (Southern). It turns dark very quickly after dead.rjlittlefield wrote:Very interesting! White-eyed horse flies are new to me. Some interesting discussion at https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.p ... &pid=11605 .
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The white eyes are new to me also. There are some white eyed horse flies mentioned in BugGuide https://bugguide.net/node/view/33044
The white eyes in the US species are found only in the males. The males may be nocturnal (they are found in light traps) which would explain the large ommatidia on the top. Large ommatidia can improve night vision.
And, a lovely image!
Keith
The white eyes in the US species are found only in the males. The males may be nocturnal (they are found in light traps) which would explain the large ommatidia on the top. Large ommatidia can improve night vision.
And, a lovely image!
Keith
Thank you!BugEZ wrote:The white eyes are new to me also. There are some white eyed horse flies mentioned in BugGuide https://bugguide.net/node/view/33044
The white eyes in the US species are found only in the males. The males may be nocturnal (they are found in light traps) which would explain the large ommatidia on the top. Large ommatidia can improve night vision.
And, a lovely image!
Keith