Four-lined Horsefly vs Golden Horsefly

Atylotus rusticus compared with Atylotus fulvus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-lined 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 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