Narrow-winged Horsefly vs Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly

Tabanus maculicornis compared with Tabanus cordiger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-winged Horsefly	Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Diptera (แมลงวัน)	Diptera (แมลงวัน)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Tabanus	Tabanus
Species	Tabanus maculicornis	Tabanus cordiger

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-winged Horsefly and Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tabanus.

Conservation Status

Narrow-winged Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-winged Horsefly	Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-winged Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Plain-eyed Grey Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden