Tabanus sudeticus

Tabanus sudeticus
Tabanus sudeticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Genus: Tabanus
Species: T. sudeticus
Binomial name
Tabanus sudeticus
Zeller, 1842

Tabanus sudeticus also known as the dark giant horsefly is a species of biting horse-fly. [1] It is the heaviest fly in Europe.[2]

See also

  • List of soldierflies and allies recorded in Britain

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, A. and Drake, M. (2001) (in English). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 1899935045. 
  2. ^ Naturenet: Check out this massive fly
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