Promachus bastardii (Macquart, 1838) is a animal in the Asilidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Promachus bastardii (Macquart, 1838)

Promachus bastardii (Macquart, 1838)

Promachus bastardii, the false bee-killer, is a robber fly species in the insect family Asilidae.

Family
Genus
Promachus
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Promachus bastardii (Macquart, 1838)

Promachus bastardii, commonly known as the false bee-killer, is a species of robber fly. Robber flies are a group of insects that belong to the family Asilidae. This species was first described by Macquart in 1838, with the scientific name Promachus bastardii.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Asilidae Promachus

More from Asilidae

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

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