Tabanus nigrovittatus

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Greenhead Horse Fly
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Tabanidae Subfamily: Tabaninae 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

Tabanus nigrovittatus also known as the Greenhead horse fly or the Salt marsh greenhead is a species of biting horse-fly. Commonly found around coastal marshes of the South East 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. Females live for three to four weeks and may lay about 100 to 200 eggs per blood meal.