Cheshire Horsefly vs Golden Horsefly

Atylotus plebeius compared with Atylotus fulvus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheshire Horsefly	Golden Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Tabanidae	Tabanidae
Genus same	Atylotus	Atylotus
Species	Atylotus plebeius	Atylotus fulvus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cheshire Horsefly and Golden Horsefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Atylotus.

Conservation Status

Cheshire Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Golden Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheshire Horsefly	Golden Horsefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheshire 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.

Cheshire Horsefly

The Cheshire Horsefly (Atylotus plebeius) is a species in the genus Atylotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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