Biology:Tabanus sudeticus
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Short description: Species of fly
| Tabanus sudeticus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Tabanini |
| Genus: | Tabanus |
| Species: | T. sudeticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842[1]
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Tabanus sudeticus, also known as the dark giant horsefly, is a species of biting horse-fly.[5][6] It is the heaviest fly in Europe.[7]
Description
The dark giant horsefly's length is around 20-25 millimeters.[8] They have uniform dark brown eyes.[8]
Dark giant horseflies are a common species to be found buzzing around cows and horses.[8] They usually only suck blood from those horses and cows, avoiding humans.[8] They fly with a very loud buzzing.[8][9]
Distribution
Tabanus sudeticus is found in many countries of Western Europe. It has a marked northern and western distribution; being found as far north as southern Norway and the Western Isles of Scotland, and with an occasional record from Belarus .[10]
References
- ↑ Zeller, P.C. (1842). "Dipterologische Beytrage. Zweyte Abtheilung". Isis (Oken's) 1842: 807–847.
- ↑ Oldroyd, H. (1939). Tabanidae. In Edwards, F.W., Oldroyd, H. & Smart, J., British blood-sucking flies. 8. London. pp. 1–156.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Goffe, E.R. (1931). "British Tabanidae (Diptera). With an account of the principal variation. With descriptions of a number of new forms, and of some additions to the British List.". Transactions of the Entomological Society of the South of England 6(1930): 43–114.
- ↑ Verrall, G.H. (1909). Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain In his British flies. 5. London: Gurney & Jackson. pp. 780 pp. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36929#page/7/mode/2up. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ↑ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue.". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements 7: 1–320. https://www.aemnp.eu/data/article-975/956-7_0_7.pdf. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ↑ Stubbs, A.; Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
- ↑ "Check out this massive fly". 7 June 2009. https://naturenet.net/blogs/2009/06/07/check-out-this-massive-fly/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 THES, MoveCMS by. "Dark giant horsefly | Animal | Life Habitats" (in en). https://www.lifehabitats.com/en/temenica/animals/animal/468/dark-giant-horsefly.html.
- ↑ Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.
- ↑ "Dark Giant Horse Fly Tabanus sudeticus". iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/334326-Tabanus-sudeticus.
Wikidata ☰ Q20693 entry
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