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Hi

Just after I ended the 'frightening insect' thread saying I was stumped,
I found an insect photo of a 'large marsh horsefly' on the following
website which looked similar. There were no measurements given so I
don't know the size of the creature on the photo, but in general it's
the best resemblance so far, although the markings on the ones I've seen
are more obviously horizontal looking.

http://www.david.element.ukgateway.n...eousflies1.htm

Anyone any ideas of size for this creature?

Lynda


The photo looks very like a female giant horse fly, tabanus bovinus. They
grow up to 24 mm, a lot less than the suggested inch and a half, and they
are not silent flyers.


Hi

The latin name for the photo fly was given as tabanus autumnalis - there
are lots of these creatures I believe, and maybe the size varies. As I
said, the markings on the photo aren't quite the same as the ones I've
seen.

As for silent flying, I can't be 100% sure that they are silent, I just
didn't hear an obvious bee-like buzz.

Lynda