Tabanus (True Horse Flies)

Species in this group

Tabanus punctifer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tabanus sudeticus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tabanus atratus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tabanus biguttatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tabanus vittiger

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tabanus taeniola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tabanus lineola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tabanus gratus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tabanus atrimanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see True Horse Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~40%
	Western Black Horse Fly			~40%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 9	~20%
	Hippo Fly			~10%
	Tabanus taeniola			~10%
	Tabanus gratus			<5%
	Tabanus atrimanus			<5%
3	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~20%
	Dark Giant Horse Fly			~20%
4	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Black Horse Fly			~20%
5	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Black Horse Fly			~10%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Black Horse Fly			~10%
	Striped Horse Fly			<5%
7	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~10%
	Hippo Fly			~10%
	Tabanus taeniola			<5%
8	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Black Horse Fly			~10%
9	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~10%
	Dark Giant Horse Fly			~10%
10	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	~10%
	Tabanus vittiger			~10%
11	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Western Black Horse Fly			<5%
12	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Hippo Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
	Striped Horse Fly			<5%
2	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Western Black Horse Fly			~10%
3	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
4	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
	Striped Horse Fly			<5%
5	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
6	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
7	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
8	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Western Black Horse Fly			<5%
9	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Western Black Horse Fly			<5%
10	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
11	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
12	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Western Black Horse Fly			<5%
13	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
14	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
15	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
16	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Hippo Fly			<5%
17	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 9	<5%
	Dark Giant Horse Fly			<5%
18	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
19	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Black Horse Fly			<5%
20	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Western Black Horse Fly			<5%
21	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Western Black Horse Fly			<5%

True Horse Flies

Species in this group

Western Black Horse Fly

Dark Giant Horse Fly

Black Horse Fly

Hippo Fly

Tabanus vittiger

Tabanus taeniola

Striped Horse Fly

Tabanus gratus

Tabanus atrimanus

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see True Horse Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked