Philoliche longirostris horse fly

A horse fly specimen from India This fly uses its long proboscis to feed at flowers The mouthparts of the female also include shorter blades with which it takes blood

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Keywords: blood, entomological, entomology, fly, horse, india, insect, long, longirostris, philoliche, proboscis, specimen, tabanidae