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Last Updated
20 April 2007
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Movies
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Here are a few movies of long proboscis Philoliche horse flies both pollinating and sucking blood.
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Here, Philoliche aethiopica is visiting Watsonia densiflora near Underberg, KZN, South Africa. It is interesting to note the number of times the fly enters each flower.
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This is Philoliche gulosa biting my field assistant's leg (that's his calf). Notice how she folds the longer section of the proboscis (the labium) under her body as she bites. The labium is only retracted during or while preparing to bite. Otherwise, Philoliche flies fly with the proboscis projecting forward.
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Copyright © 2007 S.I. Morita
Please contact me if you would like to use any of these materials or images at simorita(a)ncsu.edu. Images produced by SEL, USDA/ARS are public property and can be used freely as long as they are clearly acknowledged. Other material and images presented here not owned by S.I. Morita remain the property of their authors. Please contact them directly concerning their use.
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