Horsefly
 
Location: Highwood Meadows, AB
Date: Aug. 19, 2009		                
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Horsefly
Common Name:  Horsefly

Latin Name:  Hybomitra sp.
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Length:  15 mm

Range: Throughout Alberta

Habitat:  Near lakes, rivers and marshes

Time of year seen:  Summer

Diet: Blood from large mammals

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