Haematopota grandis is a species of Horse-fly. Its common name is the long-horned cleg.[3] It is native to Europe, where it is distributed in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and all states of former Yugoslavia (except North Macedonia).[4][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Haematopotini |
| Genus: | Haematopota |
| Species: | H. grandis
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Description and habitat edit
The species is 9–13 millimetres (0.35–0.51 in) long. Its habitat includes salt marshes.[7]
References edit
- ^ Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Aachen: Zweiter Theil. Forstmann. pp. xxxvi + 363. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Austen, E.E. (1925). "A contribution to knowledge of the blood-sucking Diptera of the Dardanelles". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 16: 1–23.
- ^ Haematopota grandis. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ "Haematopota grandis Meigen, 1820". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Haematopota grandiis Meigen, 1820". Wild Guide UK. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
External links edit
- Haematopota grandis on Flickr
- Haematopota grandis on Essex Field Club
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