''Chrysops sepulcralis'' is a species of 'horse flies' belonging to the family

Tabanidae Horse flies and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only females bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunli ...

. It is a

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species with a limited distribution in

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Description

The abdomen is black, dorsally and ventrally, and without a conspicuous yellow pattern. The frons and face are almost entirely bare, shining brown.

Biology

''Chrysops sepulcralis'' is found near ponds and boggy areas on heaths and moors.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14364803 Tabanidae Insects described in 1794 Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius Diptera of Europe