Green-eyed Horse Fly

Green-eyed Horse Fly (female)

Look at what was on my car this morning! Those bright green eyes and furry yellow back really caught my attention. This is a female green-eyed horse fly (Tabanus fulvulus). I learned today that the females have a space between their eyes, while the males have contiguous eyes. I didn’t know what this bug was when I took its picture. I guess I am lucky, because the female horse flies are the ones that bite! (See a previous post about getting bitten by a horse fly.)