Hybomitra_lurida

<i>Hybomitra lurida</i>

Hybomitra lurida

Species of fly

Hybomitra lurida is a species of horse-fly in the family Tabanidae. It is found across central and Northern Europe and Asia.[6][7][8][9][10] It is a large fly, between 12–15 millimetres long.

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The grown flies fly in summer, from May to June. They prefer open landscapes, in forests and mountains. Usually, they stay around cattle.

References

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    Fallén, C.F. (1817). Tabani et Xylophagei Sveciae. Lundae [=Lund]: Berlingianis. p. 14.
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    Wahlberg, P.F. (1848). "Nya Diptera". Ofvers. K. VetenskAkad. Forh. Stockh. 5: 198–201.
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    Walker, F. (1848). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. part 1. London: British Museum. pp. 1–229.
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    Walker, F. (1849). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London: British Museum. pp. [3] + 689-1172 + [2]. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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    Loew, H. (1858). "Beschreibung einiger japanischen Dipteren". Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift. 2: 100–112. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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    "Hybomitra lurida (Fallen, 1817)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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    Verrall, G. H. (1909). Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies. Vol. 5. London: Gurney and Jackson. pp. 780, 34 p., 407 fig. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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    Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera (Print). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pages. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
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    Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements. 7: 1–320. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  10. [10]
    Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.


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