Genus Dioctria

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Internet References

robber or dance fly? - Dioctria hyalipennis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)

Subfamily Stenopogoninae

Genus Dioctria

Numbers

10 species in North America (nearctica.com)

Size

10-12 mm

Identification

delicate build; long slender abdomen is narrower at the base than at the tip; halteres yellow; legs less hairy/spiny than most robber flies, fore and mid legs yellowish, hind legs dark

Range

North America, Eurasia, north Africa

Internet References

live adult image of D. hyalipennis (gardensafari.net)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 31 March, 2005 - 1:30am
Last updated 4 April, 2005 - 11:16pm

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