Broadland Horsefly vs Hairy-legged Horsefly

Hybomitra muehlfeldi compared with Hybomitra bimaculata

Key Differences

• Broadland Horsefly is Not Evaluated while Hairy-legged Horsefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadland Horsefly	Hairy-legged Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Hybomitra	Hybomitra
Species	Hybomitra muehlfeldi	Hybomitra bimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadland Horsefly and Hairy-legged Horsefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hybomitra.

Conservation Status

Broadland Horsefly

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-legged Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadland Horsefly	Hairy-legged Horsefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadland Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Hairy-legged Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Broadland Horsefly

The Broadland Horsefly (Hybomitra muehlfeldi) is a species in the genus Hybomitra. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway