Horse fly

Haematopota pluvialis
Horse-flies (Tabanidae)

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Grey hairless fly with strikingly colourful eyes. The head is wider than the body and multi-coloured eyes have a zigzag pattern. The wings are grey marked and partly transparent, held slightly upwards while sitting. 

An able and silent flyer, the ♂ feeds on nectar, but the ♀ feeds on the blood of humans and animals. Mostly found near water, active when it is rainy.

⇔ l. 8-12 mm

syn. Notch-horned cleg fly

A bite of this Horse fly is painful and often results in a large blister-like swelling.

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