Tabanus sudeticus
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Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842
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Tabanus sudeticus also known as the dark giant horsefly is a species of biting horse-fly.[1] It is the heaviest fly in Europe.
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It is found in many countries of western Europe and in the UK 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[2]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
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