title: Chrysops viduatus
text: # Chrysops viduatus
  
  Chrysops viduatus is a species of 'horse flies' belonging to the family Tabanidae.
  
  It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe
  
  ## Description
  
  The middle tibiae of C. viduatus are distinctly yellow-brown. The second abdominal segment is yellow with a well-defined quadrate black spot.
  
  ## Biology
  
  Chrysops viduatus occurs in wet meadows, mires, fens and wet woodlands. The larvae feed on organic matter in wet peaty detritus. Adults feed on large mammals including cattle, horses and deer.
  
  