BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Atylotus rusticus (Linnaeus) (Four-lined Horsefly)
| Notes (MWS) | A distinctive ash-grey horsefly with pale green eyes in life. It is a slow moving species which appears more interested in flowers than biting people. |
| Distribution | A very rare horsefly for many years confined to the Lewes/Eastbourne area in East Sussex where there have been a small number of recent records. Since 2000 it has been reported in the Central Weald (Stubbs, 2004, Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. 17: p23) and Long Herdon and Grange Meadows in Buckinghamshire where there appears to be a thriving population (Webb & Smith, Dipterists Digest 2004 10, 69-71) and at Otmoor in Oxfordshire, (Storey & Post, Dipterists Digest 2006 (in press)). |
| How to find | Has been found around midday in hot sunshine feeding on the flowers of Wild Carrot and resting on the ripening fruits of Curled Dock. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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| Atylotus rusticus | Male imago | 29 June 2006 | East Sussex | England | 5 | |
| Atylotus rusticus | Male imago | 28 June 2006 | East Sussex | England | 6 | |
| Atylotus rusticus | Female imago | 28 June 2006 | East Sussex | England | 12 | |
| Atylotus rusticus | Male imago | 9 July 2005 | Oxon | England | 19 | |
| Atylotus rusticus | Female imago | 9 July 2005 | Oxon | England | 11 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Webb, J.A. & Smith, M.N., 2004 | Atylotus rusticus (Linnaeus) (Diptera, Tabanidae) at the Long Herdon and Grange Meadows Reserve, Buckinghamshire |
General Works
| Storey, M.W., Post, R., Post, C.K. & Chainey, J., 2006 | Recent records of Atylotus rusticus (Linnaeus, 1761) (Diptera, Tabanidae) |
Atylotus rusticus may also be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Atylotus rusticus is associated with:
There may be taxa associated with Atylotus rusticus listed at higher taxonomic level
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DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
Associated with Atylotus rusticus:
Atylotus rusticus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
