Hippobosca equina vs horsefly

Hippobosca equina and horsefly both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Hippobosca equina	Yes	No	No	No
horsefly	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Hippobosca equina and horsefly are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of Hippobosca equina include horse tick.

Hippobosca equina (noun)	horsefly (noun)
winged fly parasitic on horses	large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
	winged fly parasitic on horses