Asilidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Diptera, class Insecta. The family contains 155 accepted species worldwide.
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Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849
Laphria sacrator is a bee-mimic robber fly species in Asilidae that has been spo…
Neomochtherus pallipes (Meigen, 1820)
Neomochtherus pallipes is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae, common…
Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)
Laphria gilva is a polygamous robber fly species from the Nearctic realm that ma…
Proctacanthus fulviventris Macquart, 1850
Proctacanthus fulviventris is a species of robber fly belonging to the insect fa…
Mallophora ruficauda (Wiedemann, 1828)
Mallophora ruficauda is a bumblebee-mimicking robber fly endemic to South and Ce…
Promachus yesonicus Bigot, 1887
Promachus yesonicus is a species found across Japan, with males bearing a distin…
Laphria grossa (Fabricius, 1775)
Laphria grossa, the giant laphria, is a species of robber flies in the Asilidae …
Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838
Mallophora leschenaultii is a robber fly species commonly called belzebul bee-ea…
Laphria virginica (Banks, 1917)
Laphria virginica is a species of bee-like robber fly in the fly order Diptera.
Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann, 1821)
Mallophora bomboides is a robber fly species found in open southeastern US habit…
Promachus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)
Promachus rufipes, commonly called red-footed cannibalfly or bee panther, is a r…
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Proctacanthus hinei is a species of robber fly in the insect family Asilidae.
Asilidae animals belong to the Diptera order in the Animalia kingdom. Male Promachus yesonicus have a white, cotton-like bud at the tip of their abdomen, while females do not possess this feature. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Asilidae is classified in the order Diptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. Mallophora bomboides, first described by Wiedemann in 1821, has a distinct abdominal hair pattern.
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