Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanidae, Turkey -> Therioplectes kuehlhorni

Posted by Erland on 04-08-2015 18:59
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Hello
Please help with this huge fly.

Mugla (south-western) Turkey, May 2015.
Meadow between lake and forest.

What is this huge Tabanidae species ? I think it was 30 mm long.

Picture 1 (flickr link).
farm9.staticflickr.com/8783/18136663415_587a34e523_b.jpgHuge fly

Picture 2.
farm8.staticflickr.com/7752/18110173956_61948bce1c_b.jpgHuge fly

It had been circling me for some time, then perched just besides me.

cheers
Erland

Edited by Erland on 05-08-2015 16:10