Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Male Tabanus nº1, Andalusia, Spain > Tabanus autumnalis

Posted by Alberto Narro on 17-05-2016 23:42
#1
Same as the female, near some cattle.
Another one from the Dehesa de Abajo, Andalusia, Spain. May 14, 2016
Edited by Alberto Narro on 19-05-2016 19:58

Posted by Alberto Narro on 17-05-2016 23:43
#2
On of the face.

Posted by Alberto Narro on 17-05-2016 23:43
#3
Another view.

Posted by Zeegers on 18-05-2016 07:12
#4
Same question.
Is it 17 mm. Or 20 mm.plus


Theo

Posted by Alberto Narro on 18-05-2016 07:45
#5
Sorry I didn't state it before. Definitely more than 20mm.

Posted by Zeegers on 18-05-2016 10:13
#6
Well, everybody tends to overestimate size of living animals.
I bet the head-to-tail distance is 18-20 mm.
Anyway, also the male of autumnalis.
Yes, this species is pretty variable !


Theo

Posted by John Carr on 18-05-2016 11:58
#7
Zeegers wrote:
Well, everybody tends to overestimate size of living animals.

Theo


One of America's most accurately estimated insects is one of the largest. Large males of Corydalus cornutus can be 15 cm long from the tip of the 4 cm mandibles to the tip of the wings.

Flies are usually reported as 2-3 times actual size.