Band-eyed Brown Horse Fly

Tabanus bromius, sometimes called the band-eyed brown horsefly, is a species of biting horseflies.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Band-eyed Brown Horse Fly being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Tabanus autumnalis
• Tabanus glaucopis
• Tabanus bovinus
• Tabanus lineola
• Tabanus subsimilis
• Tabanus sudeticus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Tabanidae

Genus

Tabanus

Species

Tabanus bromius

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