Splayed Deerfly vs Square-spot Deerfly

Chrysops caecutiens compared with Chrysops viduatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Splayed Deerfly	Square-spot Deerfly
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	Chrysops	Chrysops
Species	Chrysops caecutiens	Chrysops viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Splayed Deerfly and Square-spot Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chrysops.

Conservation Status

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Splayed Deerfly	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Square-spot Deerfly

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