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L: 20-25mm; females take up blood, preferentially of bovine and horses, males are found on flowers, occasionally females, too. This species is known to transmit diseases like the EIA-Virus.

Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten) Subclass: Pterygota Order: Diptera (Zweiflügler) Suborder: Brachycera (true flies, Echte Fliegen) Infraorder: Tabanomorpha Superfamily: Tabanoidea Family: Tabanidae LATREILLE, 1802 (Horse-flies, Bremsen) Subfamily: Tabaninae Genus: Tabanus LINNAEUS, 1758 [confirmed by "Ophrus", 2013, basd on this photo]

Tabanus sudeticus ZELLER, 1842 (dark giant horsefly) ??

more info (German): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pferdebremse

Germany, Hessen, Bad Hersfeld: Ottrau, ca. 300-400m asl., 10.06.2012

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