Genus Archilestris

Classification · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Asilidae: Archilestris magnificus (Walker) with prey - Archilestris magnificus

Robber fly - Ospriocerus type? - Archilestris magnificus

Robber Fly Archilestris magnificus with prey. - Archilestris magnificus

Robber Fly (Archilestris magnificus) eating Red Rock Skimmer (Paltothemis lineatipes) - Archilestris magnificus

Large Robber Fly - Archilestris magnificus

Biggest Robberfly I've ever seen - Archilestris magnificus

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 Archilestris

Numbers

A. magnificus is only N. American species. (1)

Range

Arizona is the only place it's found north of Mexico. (1)

Works Cited

1.	Manual of Neactic Diptera Volume 1 By Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood.

Contributed by Keith Bayless on 12 February, 2008 - 10:13am
Last updated 28 March, 2008 - 4:30pm

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