Bug FAQLepiselaga crassipes
Lepiselaga crassipes · Order: Diptera · Family: Tabanidae
Lepiselaga crassipes is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It belongs to the horse-fly group (family Tabanidae).
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Is it a pest in the house?
It is recorded as a horse fly, with no specific household pest information provided.
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Does it bite or sting?
Sources only note it as a horse fly and do not describe biting or stinging behavior.
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How to get rid of it
Control methods are not detailed beyond general horse-fly considerations.
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Where it lives
It lives in the habitats typical for horse flies.
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What it eats
Its diet is that of a typical horse fly.
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Life cycle
Its life cycle follows the usual horse-fly pattern.
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When you see it
It is active during the seasons when horse flies are present.
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Where it comes from
It is a horse-fly species found within its native range.
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Lookalikes
No distinct look-alike information is given beyond it being a horse fly.
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More photos
Same family (Tabanidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepiselaga_crassipes
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.