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Shy Cleg

Haematopota rara Johnson, 1912

Status not recordedinsects

The shy cleg (Haematopota rara) is a species in the family Tabanidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the shy cleg

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the shy cleg live?

Not recorded

Is the shy cleg endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the shy cleg classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyTabanidae
  6. genusHaematopota
  7. SpeciesHaematopota rara Johnson, 1912
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Lace-winged horse flyEnglish
  • Taon timideFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shy cleg

Other species in the same genus Haematopota.

Levels Cleg

Haematopota subcylindrica

TabanidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shy cleg?

The shy cleg (Haematopota rara) belongs to the family Tabanidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shy Cleg (Haematopota rara). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shy-cleg

MLA

“Shy Cleg (Haematopota rara).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shy-cleg.

BibTeX
@misc{shy_cleg_2026,
  title = {Shy Cleg (Haematopota rara)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shy-cleg},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}