Asilidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Asilidae
Pogonosoma maroccanum (Fabricius, 1794)

Pogonosoma maroccanum (Fabricius, 1794)

Pogonosoma maroccanum (Fabricius, 1794)

Pogonosoma maroccanum is a fly species in genus Pogonosoma, first described in 1794 by Fabricius.

Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930

Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930

Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930

Cerotainia albipilosa is a species of robber flies in the Asilidae family, first described by Curran in 1930.

Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1761)

Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1761)

Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1761)

Laphria flava is a species of Asilidae fly, commonly called the bumblebee robberfly, yellow robberfly, or yellow assassin fly.

Laphria cinerea (Back, 1904)

Laphria cinerea (Back, 1904)

Laphria cinerea (Back, 1904)

Laphria cinerea is a robber fly species in the fly family Asilidae.

Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824

Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824

Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824

Laphria flavicollis is a robber fly species in family Asilidae found in deciduous woods.

Laphria grossa (Fabricius, 1775)

Laphria grossa (Fabricius, 1775)

Laphria grossa (Fabricius, 1775)

Laphria grossa, the giant laphria, is a species of robber flies in the Asilidae family.

Laphria virginica (Banks, 1917)

Laphria virginica (Banks, 1917)

Laphria virginica (Banks, 1917)

Laphria virginica is a species of bee-like robber fly in the fly order Diptera.

Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849

Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849

Laphria sacrator Walker, 1849

Laphria sacrator is a bee-mimic robber fly species in Asilidae that has been spotted in parts of Wisconsin.

Laphria franciscana Bigot, 1878

Laphria franciscana Bigot, 1878

Laphria franciscana Bigot, 1878

Laphria franciscana is a robber fly species in Asilidae found across parts of North America.

Lampria bicolor (Wiedemann, 1828)

Lampria bicolor (Wiedemann, 1828)

Lampria bicolor (Wiedemann, 1828)

Lampria bicolor is a robber fly species in Asilidae, found mainly east of the US Rockies, also reported in South America.

Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)

Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)

Laphria gilva (Linnaeus, 1758)

Laphria gilva is a polygamous robber fly species from the Nearctic realm that mates on pines or stumps.

Efferia aestuans (Linnaeus, 1763)

Efferia aestuans (Linnaeus, 1763)

Efferia aestuans (Linnaeus, 1763)

Efferia aestuans is a robber fly species native to eastern North America, first described by Linnaeus in 1763.

Efferia albibarbis (Macquart, 1838)

Efferia albibarbis (Macquart, 1838)

Efferia albibarbis (Macquart, 1838)

Efferia albibarbis is a robber fly species in Asilidae that preys on two specific beetle taxa.

Efferia pogonias (Wiedemann, 1821)

Efferia pogonias (Wiedemann, 1821)

Efferia pogonias (Wiedemann, 1821)

Efferia pogonias, the yellow-bearded hammertail, is an endemic robber fly species of the eastern United States.

Proctacanthus fulviventris Macquart, 1850

Proctacanthus fulviventris Macquart, 1850

Proctacanthus fulviventris Macquart, 1850

Proctacanthus fulviventris is a species of robber fly belonging to the insect family Asilidae.

Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928

Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928

Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928

Proctacanthus hinei is a species of robber fly in the insect family Asilidae.

Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838

Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838

Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838

Proctacanthus milbertii, Milbert's proctacanthus, is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.

Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838

Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838

Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838

Proctacanthus philadelphicus, the northeastern marauder, is a robber fly species in the insect family Asilidae.

Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885

Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885

Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885

Proctacanthus rufus, the eastern red-tailed marauder, is a robber fly species in the family Asilidae.

Neoitamus cyanurus (Loew, 1849)

Neoitamus cyanurus (Loew, 1849)

Neoitamus cyanurus (Loew, 1849)

Neoitamus cyanurus is a relatively large robber fly species found across multiple realms, living primarily in spruce forest edges and hedgerows.

Dysmachus trigonus (Meigen, 1804)

Dysmachus trigonus (Meigen, 1804)

Dysmachus trigonus (Meigen, 1804)

Dysmachus trigonus, the fan-bristled robberfly, is an Asilidae robber fly species that preys on flying insects.

Asilus sericeus Say, 1823

Asilus sericeus Say, 1823

Asilus sericeus Say, 1823

Asilus sericeus is a species of robber fly with distinct life stage behaviors and feeding habits.

Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758

Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758

Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758

Asilus crabroniformis, the hornet robberfly, is a large endangered predatory fly found in parts of the British Isles.

Neoaratus hercules (Wiedemann, 1828)

Neoaratus hercules (Wiedemann, 1828)

Neoaratus hercules (Wiedemann, 1828)

Neoaratus hercules, the hercules robberfly, is a large endemic Australian predatory robberfly. The genus Neoaratus is monotypic.

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