Atylotus rusticus

Atylotus rusticus is a species of horse-flies in the genus Atylotus. It is found in Europe, Asia and North Africa.^[2][3][4][5]

Atylotus rusticus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Tabaninae
Tribe:	Tabanini
Genus:	Atylotus
Species:	A. rusticus
Binomial name
Atylotus rusticus (Linnaeus, 1767)[1]
Synonyms
Tabanus rusticus Linnaeus, 1767[1] Tabanus ruralis Zetterstedt, 1838

Atylotus rusticus belongs to the group of insects known as Holometabola (holometabolising insects), which go through metamorphosis during their life. The larvae are radically different from the full-grown insects. Between the larval stage and the grown stage is a pupal stage, where the fly's inner and outer organs develop.