Chrysops viduatus (Fabricius, 1794) is a animal in the Tabanidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chrysops viduatus (Fabricius, 1794)

Chrysops viduatus (Fabricius, 1794)

Chrysops viduatus is a species with distinct yellow-brown middle tibiae and a defined black spot on its second yellow abdominal segment.

Family
Genus
Chrysops
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Chrysops viduatus (Fabricius, 1794)

Chrysops viduatus (Fabricius, 1794) has two key identifying features. The middle tibiae of this species are distinctly yellow-brown. Its second abdominal segment is yellow, marked with a clear, square-shaped black spot.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tabanidae Chrysops

More from Tabanidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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