Tabanus sudeticus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
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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]
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]
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]