Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tabanus bovinus - north-western France
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| BLecaplain |
Posted on 01-07-2026 08:32
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Member Location: Posts: 111 Joined: 15.07.24 |
Hello, I find this Tabanus in a reserve (marshland) in Brittany. I think it's bovinus. - antenna with little part of red - green eyes - underside ok for bovinus and sudeticus f perplexus but the shape and colour of antenna can exclude this form I suppose.       Benoît |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-07-2026 08:49
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19461 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Totally agree and very nice Eye colouration is also an argument. While sudeticus is doing great in lowland Europe over het last decades, bovinus is in strong decline. So cherish this species ! Theo |
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| BLecaplain |
Posted on 02-07-2026 10:27
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Member Location: Posts: 111 Joined: 15.07.24 |
Thanks Theo for your confirmation. Yes, bovinus is very rare here. Only two (confirmed) locality in Brittany |
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