Chrysops caecutiens

Chrysops caecutiens
Female of Chrysops caecutiens
Male on Leucanthemum vulgare
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Chrysopsinae
Tribe: Chrysopsini
Genus: Chrysops
Species:
C. caecutiens
Binomial name
Chrysops caecutiens
Synonyms
  • Tabanus caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tabanus lugubris Linnaeus, 1761
  • Tabanus maritimus Scopoli, 1763
  • Tabanus coecutiens Müller, 1775
  • Tabanus nubilosus Harris, 1776
  • Chrysops crudelis Wiedemann, 1828
  • Chrysops ludens Loew, 1858
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. meridionalis Strobl, 1906
  • Chrysops hermanni Kröber, 1920
  • Chrysops caecutiens var. trifenestratus Kröber, 1920
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. niger Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. nigrescens Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. obsolescens Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. obsoletus Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. fulvus Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. clarus Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. hyalinatus Goffe, 1931

Chrysops caecutiens, common name splayed deer fly, is a species of horse fly belonging to the family Tabanidae. It is also known by the colloquial name Scotch cleg.