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Pale Giant Horsefly

Tabanus bovinus

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tabanidae

Tabanus bovinus, sometimes called the pale giant horse-fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. As the scientific name suggests, it prefers bovine animals as the source of blood, although it may bite other kind of mammals as well. The insect is relatively large for a horse-fly, adults usually being 25–30 mm long.

Distribution

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France · 8Netherlands · 3Germany · 2Switzerland · 2