page_title: Hybomitra aterrima
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Hybomitra aterrima / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Hybomitra cf. aterrima, female. Close-up on eyes. La Thuile, Aosat, Italy
context_page_description: Hybomitra aterrima is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
context_section_description: Hybomitra aterrima can reach a length of 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in).
  The body is black and the wings are transparent, with a small dark patch at the base of the vein R4.
  Face is black haired, with high antennal bows. Palpi are blackish with black hairs. The compound eyes are well developed in both sexes. They have an iridescent light green pigmentation, with three blue-reddish transversal bands.
  The Hybomitra aterrima var. auripila (Meigen) has the abdominal tergites more or less distinctly golden-yellow pubescent on posterior margins.
caption: Close-up on eyes
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