Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Giant horsefly

Posted by nomad on 13-06-2018 21:04
#1
Can I have an ID for this very large female... horsefly. Marsh, England, June 2018.

i.imgur.com/wWgXYCG.jpg

Posted by Zeegers on 14-06-2018 07:22
#2
It is a female Hybomitra. Some crucial features cannot be see, the combination of other confuses me

Theo

Posted by nomad on 14-06-2018 16:52
#3
Thanks Theo. I only have this other angle.

i.imgur.com/6wI6DvD.jpg

Posted by Zeegers on 14-06-2018 17:37
#4
What bothers me is the notopleural lobe, it really seems dark...

Theo