Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tabanidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Tabanus | |
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Similar Tabanus maculicornis, Tabanus glaucopis, Tabanus eggeri, Tabanus tinctus, Tabanus autumnalis | ||
Tabanus quatuornotatus is a medium sized species of biting horse-fly. This hairy blood-sucking species can reach a body length of about 15-18 mm and shows three purple eye bands. Eyes are hairy. It is present in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.
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