Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-07-2026 19:09
#1
Hello,
this nearly 30 mm long fly flew around in our abandoned courtyard (northwest Germany) today. I read, that
Tabanus sudeticus can be distinguished from the now very rare
Tabanus bovinus by its brown eyes (
T. bovinus: green eyes).
But the colour of the eyes changes according to light incidence. :|
Sorry, no more photos before it flew away...
Edited by Juergen Peters on 08-07-2026 16:19
Posted by Zeegers on 08-07-2026 10:59
#3
I agree the eye looks very greenish, but antenna clearly reddish with a strong dorsal tooth, so sudeticus no doubt. On this side of the Atlantic, they don't get any bigger !
Theo