Hybomitra caucasica

Hybomitra caucasica
	Hybomitra caucasica. Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Tabaninae
Tribe:	Tabanini
Genus:	Hybomitra
Species:	H. caucasica
Binomial name
	Hybomitra caucasica; (Enderlein, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
	Hybomitra olsoufievina Philip, 1961; Hybomitra olsoufievi Philip, 1956; Sziladynus hariettae Muschamp, 1939; Sziladynus palpalis Krober, 1939; Therioplectes bimaculatus Enderlein, 1925; Tabanus tetricus Szilady, 1914;

Hybomitra caucasica is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.[2]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in most of Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Poland and Romania) and in the Near East.[3] These horse flies prefer mountainous regions.

Description

Hybomitra caucasica can reach a length of 15 millimetres (0.59 in).The body is black and the wings are transparent. The compound eyes are well developed in both sexes.

Biology

Adults can be found from June to August. Males feed on nectar and plant juices, while females are bloodsuckers, feeding mainly on mammalian blood, as they require a blood meal before they are able to reproduce.

References

Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Catalogue of Life
Biolib
Fauna Europaea

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[1] Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Catalogue of Life

[2] Biolib

[3] Fauna Europaea