Tabanus dorsifer

Tabanus dorsifer is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae, first described by Walker in 1860. As a member of this family, it possesses the large eyes, stout body, and piercing mouthparts characteristic of horse flies. The species is distributed across Mexico and the United States. Limited biological information is available for this particular species, though it shares general traits with other Tabanus species in terms of aquatic larval development and blood-feeding behavior by females.