Esenbeckia

Esenbeckia sp. long-tongued horse fly. Although bees receive much praise for pollination, flies are equally important. Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA

Tabanus sp.

Two male horseflies face off in a territorial skirmish atop a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada.

Tabanus (= Hybomitra) horse fly. California. filename: Tabanus1

Symphoromyia

In California's Sierra Nevada, a Symphoromyia snipe fly takes a blood meal from the photographer.

Chrysopilus thoracicus

Golden-backed snipe fly. Urbana, Illinois, USA.

Chrysopilus modestus

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

Chrysopilus

A rhagionid snipe fly surveys his territory. Urbana, Illinois, USA

Rhagio lineola

This European snipe fly species was accidentally introduced to North America. South Bristol, New York, USA.