Four-lined Horsefly vs Golden Horsefly

Atylotus rusticus compared with Atylotus fulvus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-lined Horsefly	Golden Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Diptera (Zweiflügler)	Diptera (Zweiflügler)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Atylotus	Atylotus
Species	Atylotus rusticus	Atylotus fulvus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-lined Horsefly and Golden Horsefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Atylotus.

Conservation Status

Four-lined Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Golden Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-lined Horsefly	Golden Horsefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-lined Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Golden Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden