Silvius alpinus (Scopoli, 1763) is a animal in the Tabanidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Silvius alpinus (Scopoli, 1763)

Silvius alpinus (Scopoli, 1763)

Silvius alpinus is a species of horse fly in the Tabanidae family found in Central and Southern Europe.

Family
Genus
Silvius
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Silvius alpinus (Scopoli, 1763)

Silvius alpinus is a species of horse fly that belongs to the family Tabanidae. This species is distributed across Central and Southern Europe.

Photo: (c) Linné's Nightmare, all rights reserved, uploaded by Linné's Nightmare

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tabanidae Silvius

More from Tabanidae

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