Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tabanidae. For ID, please.
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| Maherjos |
Posted on 09-09-2012 20:46
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 Member Location: Motril (Granada) España Posts: 2402 Joined: 02.09.09 |
Photograph taken on August 09, 2012, in the wetlands of the Suárez Pond, Motril, Granada, Spain. Immediate area of the Mediterranean coast. Apparent size with wings, about 18 mm Thank you. Maherjos attached the following image:  [95.76Kb] |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 09-09-2012 21:56
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Pattern seems to match Tabanus bromius in the Gallery..but just a guess..we don't have any Tabanidae up here luckily. http://www.dipter...to_id=4611 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-09-2012 20:45
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19327 Joined: 21.07.04 |
No idea Please always take a frontal picture That helps a lot Theo |
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| Maherjos |
Posted on 11-09-2012 00:26
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Member Location: Motril (Granada) España Posts: 2402 Joined: 02.09.09 |
Roger Thomason wrote: Pattern seems to match Tabanus bromius in the Gallery..but just a guess..we don't have any Tabanidae up here luckily. http://www.dipter...to_id=4611 Zeegers wrote: No idea Please always take a frontal picture That helps a lot Theo Thank you both for your help. For the next time you see a horsefly, I hope to know what it is, and the importance of the front jacks .. On this occasion, not knowing what it was, I tried two laterals. But in both shots, the gadfly was faster than my flash shot, and only photographed the plant that had settled.  Best regards. |
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