The Striped Deer Fly is a small, patterned deer fly with brilliant golden-green eyes, dark-banded wings, and a yellow-and-black striped abdomen. Female deer flies are blood-feeders that hover annoyingly around the heads of humans and livestock before landing to bite. They are serious pests in wooded and marshy areas throughout summer.
Habitat
Wooded areas near wetlands, streams, and ponds
Diet
Females: blood of large mammals. Males: nectar. Larvae: aquatic or semi-aquatic predators
How common
Common
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