Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanus bovinus, male ?
Posted by Volkmar on 04-07-2026 19:31
#1
Hello,
Today I found this tachinid fly; I suspect it is a male, pale giant horse-fly.
Could someone please confirm or correct this?
Best regards, Volkmar
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-07-2026 20:14
#2
Are there horizontal stripes on its eyes? Then it is
Tabanus bromius.
T. bovinus is about double that size and nearly extinct in Germany.
What can be seen often here, is
Tabanus sudeticus. Even bigger than
bovinus - but also without stripes on the eyes.
Posted by Volkmar on 04-07-2026 21:36
#3
Hello Jürgen,
I meant *sudeticus*, of course, but it has horizontal stripes on its eyes, so it’s *bromius*. Since it’s been here for a few days, I might be able to take another look tomorrow.
Thanks for your help in the meantime.
Best regards, Volmar
Edited by Volkmar on 04-07-2026 21:40
Posted by Zeegers on 05-07-2026 15:36
#4
Sell, all things are relative (Einstein, 1905). Eye band clearly indicated bromius. Bovinus is nearly twice as big
Theo