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Notch-horned Cleg

Haematopota pluvialis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tabanidae

The common horse fly (Haematopota pluvialis), also known as the notch-horned cleg fly, or simply cleg in Scotland and northern parts of Ireland, is a fly species belonging to the family Tabanidae subfamily Tabaninae. Distribution and habitat This species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East, and in the eastern Palearctic realm. It mainly lies in heath and moorland, and in spruce forest edge.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Netherlands · 2,794United Kingdom · 1,404Germany · 307France · 36Switzerland · 24Belgium · 20Luxembourg · 10Italy · 3Spain · 1