Band-eyed Brown Horse Fly vs Cheese Skipper

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Attribute Band-eyed Brown Horse Fly Cheese Skipper
Scientific Name Tabanus bromius Piophila casei
Order Diptera Diptera
Family Tabanidae Piophilidae
Size 13-17 mm 3-5 mm
Habitat Farmland Caves
Diet Blood Feeders Omnivores
Regions Europe, Western Asia Cosmopolitan
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Band-eyed Brown Horse Fly

A common European horse fly with distinctive banded eyes. It is one of the most frequent biters of cattle across Europe.

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Did You Know?

Its compound eyes display brilliant iridescent bands that fade after death.

Cheese Skipper

A small fly whose larvae infest stored cheese, cured meats, and other protein-rich foods. Larvae can leap up to 15 cm by curling and snapping their bodies.

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Did You Know?

Sardinian casu marzu cheese is deliberately infested with its larvae as a delicacy.