Philipomyia aprica
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| Philipomyia aprica. Male | |
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| Family: | Tabanidae
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| Species: | P. aprica
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| Philipomyia aprica Meigen, 1820
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Philipomyia aprica is a species of 'horse flies' of the family Tabanidae, subfamily Tabaninae.[1]
Distribution[]
This 'horse fly' is present in most of Europe and in the Near East (Caucasia, Turkey, Iran) .[2][3]
Description[]
The adult females grow up to 18 millimetres (0.71 in) long. Their large compound eyes are bright green, without hairs and ocular bands. The terminal of antennae is brownish-black. The thorax is dark-brown and quite hairy. The abdomen has clearer bands at the end of each black tergite. Wings and legs are yellowish-brown. Halteres are brownish-yellow.[4][5]
Biology[]
These common horse flies can be encountered in Summer in high mountain at an altitude of over 2000 meters during the daylight hours, when they mainly feed on nectar of flowers (especially of Apiaceae species). Females attack mainly horses and cattle.
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- ^ Biolib
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ Stjepan Krčmar, Davorka Hackenberger, Branimir K. Hackenberger Key to the horse flies fauna of Croatia (Diptera, Tabanidae) Periodicum Biologorum 113:5-33
- ^ George C. Steyskal, G. Ya BejBienko - Keys to The Insects of The European Part of The USSR - Oxonian Press, 1988
External links[]
- Tabanidae
- Insects described in 1820
- Brachyceran flies of Europe