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 VERY large Tabanus (06.07.26) --> Tabanus sudeticus
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 06-07-2026 19:09
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14552 Joined: 11.09.04 |
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... Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [120.45Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 08-07-2026 16:19 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 06-07-2026 19:10
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14552 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Pic #2
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [218.22Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 08-07-2026 10:59
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19421 Joined: 21.07.04 |
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 |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 08-07-2026 16:18
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14552 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Thanks a lot, Theo!
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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