Hybomitra caucasica
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| Hybomitra caucasica. Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Hybomitra |
| Species: | H. caucasica
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| Binomial name | |
| Hybomitra caucasica (Enderlein, 1925)
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Hybomitra caucasica is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.[2]
Distribution and habitat[]
This species can be found in most of Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Poland and Romania) and in the Near East.[3] These horse flies prefer mountainous regions.
Description[]
Hybomitra caucasica can reach a length of 15 millimetres (0.59 in).The body is black and the wings are transparent. The compound eyes are well developed in both sexes.
Biology[]
Adults can be found from June to August. Males feed on nectar and plant juices, while females are bloodsuckers, feeding mainly on mammalian blood, as they require a blood meal before they are able to reproduce.
References[]
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- ^ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Catalogue of Life
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Fauna Europaea
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