Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761
(Large Marsh Horsefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTabanus autumnalis (Large Marsh Horsefly)
GenusTabanus (a genus of horseflies)
FamilyTABANIDAE (horseflies, deerflies, gad flies, stouts, clegs, horsefly)
SuperfamilyTABANOIDEA (horseflies, snipe flies & water snipe flies)
InfraorderTabanomorpha (horseflies, snipe flies & soldier flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tabanus autumnalis (Large Marsh Horsefly) :
1: Tabanus autumnalis (Large Marsh Horsefly)
10 Jul 2015 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, attracted to hot car.
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Wing - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Female - genital lamellae - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 12: Female - spermathecae - close-up - magnified - white backgroundImage 13: Female - spermathecae - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 14: Female - sternite 8 - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 15: Female - sternite 8 - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 16: Female - sternite 8 - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - sternite 8 - ventral view - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Tabanus autumnalis (Large Marsh Horsefly)
29 Jun 2006 OSGR: SZ89 50° 50’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - pale background (2)Image 3: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 4: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - pale background (2)Image 5: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - pale background (3)Image 6: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - pale background (4)Image 7: Female - lateral view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mouthparts - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 9: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 10: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 11: Female - head - front three-quarter view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 12: Female - head - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged
3: Tabanus autumnalis (Large Marsh Horsefly)
21 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, entered house on hot sunny day
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - grey backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 6: Male - lateral view - enlarged - grey background

Tabanus autumnalis (Large Marsh Horsefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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