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Horsefly

Tabanus sp.

Description:

Around 3 cm big horse fly

Habitat:

Urban, backyard

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Horsefly
Tabanus sp. Tabanus


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6 Comments

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Pale giant horse-fly, Tabanus bovinus.

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Thanks Mark and Ridgway. It was almost dead, found it by a road so I guess it was hit by a car.

vivianpoma
vivianpoma 10 years ago

spectacular!!
super macro

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Wonderful shots - this fly looks slightly dead though.

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Thanks Jemma!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Beautiful capture of details and wing venation.

FaredinAliyevski
Spotted by
FaredinAliyevski

Region Hovedstaden, Denmark

Spotted on Jul 16, 2013
Submitted on Jul 16, 2013

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