Species Promachus hinei

Classification · See Also

Robber flies mating - Promachus hinei - male - female

Promachus rufipes - female - Promachus hinei - female

Large, hairy wasp-type thing - Promachus hinei

Promachus with Erythemis - Promachus hinei

Robber Fly, possibly Efferia Albibarbis group - Promachus hinei

Giant robber fly with bee prey - Promachus hinei

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 Asilinae

Genus Promachus (Giant Robber Flies)

Species hinei (Promachus hinei)

See Also

Other Promachus, especially Promachus rufipes, which is common east of Appalachians.

Contributed by Cotinis on 25 July, 2005 - 6:41am
Last updated 15 March, 2006 - 9:21am

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