Dark Giant Horsefly

Tabanus sudeticus

"Tabanus sudeticus", also known as the dark giant horsefly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is the heaviest fly in Europe.
Tabanus sudeticus german name "Pferdebremse" will stop horses quite abruptly :) (engl. horsebrake) Geotagged,Germany,Spring,Tabanus sudeticus,tabanus sudeticus

Appearance

The dark giant horsefly's length is around 20-25 millimeters. They have uniform dark brown eyes.

Dark giant horseflies are a common species to be found buzzing around cows and horses. They usually only suck blood from those horses and cows, avoiding humans. They fly with a very loud buzzing.

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.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyTabanidae
GenusTabanus
SpeciesT. sudeticus
Photographed in
Germany