Atylotus rusticus
| Atylotus rusticus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Atylotus |
| Species: | A. rusticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atylotus rusticus (Linnaeus, 1761) | |
Atylotus rusticus is a horse-fly in the genus Atylotus. It is found in Europe, Asia and North Africa.[1]
Atylotus rusticus belongs to the group of insects known as Endopterygota (holometabolising insects), which go through metamorphosis during their life. The larvae are radically different from the full-grown insects. Between the larvae stage and the grown stage is a pupae stage, where the fly's inner and outer organs develop.
References
- ↑ Atylotus rusticus - Fauna Europaea - accessed: 11 February 2010
External links
- Norsk Entomologisk forening - to learn more about insects.
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