Striped Horse Fly vs Glossina Austeni Tsetse Fly
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Striped Horse Fly | Glossina Austeni Tsetse Fly |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Tabanus lineola | Glossina austeni |
| Order | Diptera | Diptera |
| Family | Tabanidae | Glossinidae |
| Size | 12-16 mm | 7-10 mm |
| Habitat | Farmland | Forests |
| Diet | Blood Feeders | Blood Feeders |
| Regions | Eastern North America | Coastal East Africa, from Kenya to Mozambique |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Striped Horse Fly
A medium-sized horse fly with a pale dorsal stripe on the abdomen. Females are persistent blood-feeders on livestock and horses.
Did You Know?
Female horse flies can extract up to 0.5 ml of blood in a single feeding.
Glossina Austeni Tsetse Fly
A small, dark-colored tsetse fly found in coastal forests and thickets of East Africa. It is a vector of both human and animal trypanosomiasis in coastal regions. It was successfully eradicated from the island of Unguja (Zanzibar) using the sterile insect technique in 1997.
Did You Know?
Its eradication from Zanzibar using sterile males released from aircraft was the first successful elimination of a tsetse species from an island.