Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885 is a animal in the Asilidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885

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

Family

Asilidae

Genus

Proctacanthus

Order

Diptera

Class

Insecta

About Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885

Proctacanthus rufus, commonly known as the eastern red-tailed marauder, is a species of robber fly that belongs to the family Asilidae. Its full scientific name is Proctacanthus rufus Williston, 1885.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Asilidae › Proctacanthus

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Promachus bastardii (Macquart, 1838)

Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838

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

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