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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stichopogoninae » Stichopogon » Three-banded Robber Fly (Stichopogon trifasciatus)

Species Stichopogon trifasciatus - Three-banded Robber Fly

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Internet References
Robber Fly with prey - Stichopogon trifasciatus Stich and fly - Stichopogon trifasciatus Side View - Stichopogon trifasciatus Stichopogon trifasciatus? - Stichopogon trifasciatus Robber fly 4 - Stichopogon trifasciatus Stichopogon trifasciatus BG1324 C9363 - Stichopogon trifasciatus - female Stichopogon sp? - Stichopogon trifasciatus
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 Stichopogoninae
Genus Stichopogon
Species trifasciatus (Three-banded Robber Fly)
Explanation of Names
TRIFASCIATA: "tri" (three) + "fascia" (a band) - referring to the three bands of color on the abdomen
Size
a small robber fly, length about 10-15 mm
Identification
body slender and relatively hairless; thorax and legs light bluish-gray; abdomen with 3 bands of alternating light and dark color (a distinguishing feature among Stichopogon species)
Range
throughout North America
also occurs in the neotropics
Habitat
usually bare, sandy or gravely areas near water (Roy Beckemeyer, Kansas)
Food
mostly spiders (Roy Beckemeyer, Kansas), plus flies and other insects
Internet References
live and pinned adult images plus other species (Herschel Raney, Michael Thomas, Giff Beaton; Herschel Raney - Random Natural Acts)
live adult image (Joshua Rose, Texas)
live adult images and other info (Greg Lasley, Texas)
live adult images plus other species (Giff Beaton, Georgia)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 1 June, 2005 - 3:37pm

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