Tabanus nigrovittatus

Tabanus nigrovittatus, also known as the greenhead horse fly, salt marsh greenhead, or simply the greenhead fly, greenhead or greenfly, is a species of biting horse-fly commonly found around coastal marshes of the Eastern United States. The biting females are a considerable pest to both humans and animals while they seek a source of blood protein to produce additional eggs.[1] Females live for three to four weeks and may lay about 100 to 200 eggs per blood meal.[2]

Tabanus nigrovittatus
Greenhead Horse-Fly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Genus:	Tabanus
Species:	T. nigrovittatus
Binomial name
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847
Synonyms
Tabanus allynii Marten, 1883 Tabanus contactus Walker, 1850 Tabanus floridanus Szilady, 1926 Tabanus fulvilineis Philip, 1958 Tabanus simulans Walker, 1848

Affected coastal communities install black box traps in marsh areas to reduce and control T. nigrovittatus populations.[3]

See also

• List of soldierflies and allies recorded in Britain

References

1. Hansens, Elton; Race, Stuart. "The Greenhead and You". Rutgers Equine Science Center. Rutgers. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
2. Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and their Allies.
3. Graves, Annie. "Greenhead Flies | What are Greenheads?". Yankee Magazine. New England Network. Retrieved 6 July 2017.