Chrysops Meigen, 1803
(deerflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Chrysops caecutiens
Splayed Deerfly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 29 images
Chrysops relictus
Twin-lobed Deerfly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 28 images
Chrysops sepulcralis
Black Deerfly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 9 images
Chrysops viduatus
Square-spot Deerfly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 23 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusChrysops (deerflies)
FamilyTABANIDAE (horseflies, deerflies, gad flies, stouts, clegs, horsefly)
SuperfamilyTABANOIDEA (horseflies, snipe flies & water snipe flies)
InfraorderTabanomorpha (horseflies, snipe flies & soldier flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Chrysops (deerflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chrysops (deerflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chrysops (deerflies)

Distinguished from other horseflies by the strong markings on the wings and the beautiful bright or bronzy green eyes.

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