Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Yellow Fly of the Dismal Swamp

Diachlorus ferrugatus

Spanish: Tábano amarillo de pantano

Yellow Fly of the Dismal Swamp (Diachlorus ferrugatus) is a insect recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 4 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones). Most often recorded in Feb, Jan, Jul, Apr.

TaxonomyInsecta › Diptera › Tabanidae

Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records1,900 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2020 – 2023

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2023-02-13 — observation by daniel_brito
2023-01-10 — observation by pablom2
2021-07-26 — observation by ramonrr
2020-04-27 — observation by raulrambar

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Yellow Fly of the Dismal Swamp (Diachlorus ferrugatus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/diachlorus-ferrugatus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.