Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838 is a animal in the Asilidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838

Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838

Mallophora leschenaultii is a robber fly species commonly called belzebul bee-eater or black bee killer, found from Colorado to Argentina.

Family
Genus
Mallophora
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838

Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart, 1838 is a species of robber fly belonging to the family Asilidae. It is commonly called the belzebul bee-eater or black bee killer. This species is reliably recorded from Texas and Mexico. It has also been reported as far south as Argentina and as far north as Colorado.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Asilidae Mallophora

More from Asilidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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