Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanidae autumnalis

Posted by hedy2411 on 25-06-2015 21:42
#1

Can this fly be named..? Very big (maybe 18-20mm) and beautiful fly, but it was not aggressive.
Found 24-6-2015 in Zeist, Holland

Edited by hedy2411 on 27-06-2015 20:19

Posted by hedy2411 on 25-06-2015 21:43
#2

..and this one..

Posted by hedy2411 on 25-06-2015 21:44
#3

..and this one..

Posted by Sergiy Filatov on 26-06-2015 02:04
#4

Hi Hedy,

I am pretty conviencend that it is a male Tabanus autumnalis.
At least now I feel safe naming your fly ;)

Posted by Zeegers on 26-06-2015 21:30
#5

And since it is a male, it does not bite !

Theo

Posted by hedy2411 on 27-06-2015 20:22
#6

So, only the women bite eh.. :D

Thank you Sergiy and Theo for answers to this topic!

Rgegards,
Hedy