Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanus autumnalis?
Posted by ChristianL on 18-06-2011 21:30
#1
Hi everyone,
is it possible to identify this
Tabanus ? For me it looks like a
Tabanus autumnalis.
Found: Germany, Lower Saxony, Göttingen, sun-bathing on aroad through beech forrest, 300msm, 09.06.2011
Many thanks for comments, Christian
Posted by libor on 18-06-2011 22:05
#2
Has your animal one eyeband or my ipression is influenced by light?
Libor
Posted by ChristianL on 18-06-2011 22:19
#3
Hi Libor,
this fly didn't have any eyebands, only brownish eyes. Here is a slightly different angle.
Cheers, Christian
Posted by libor on 19-06-2011 19:31
#4
No eyeband, hmmm. What about body length? T. autumnalis belongs among species with upper facets 4x bigger than lower ones. Not your case... So maybe T. bovinus.
Libor
Posted by ChristianL on 19-06-2011 23:39
#5
Hello Libor,
oh sorry, I forgot to mention the body length, that was ca. 15mm. So probably not T. bovinus. It seems, that the Tabanidae is also a difficult group for foto ID.
Best regards, Christian