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