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Species Promachus rufipes - Red-footed Cannibalfly

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Asiloidea
Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)
Subfamily Asilinae
Genus Promachus (Giant Robber Flies)
Species rufipes (Red-footed Cannibalfly)
Other Common Names
Bee Panther (Bromley 1950)
Explanation of Names
Promachus rufipes (Fabricius 1775)
Size
28-35 mm (Hine, 1911)
Range
PA-FL to IA-MS-AR(1)
Habitat
meadows, fields
Season
Jul-Oct in NC(2), late Jul to early Sep in GA(3)
Food
Preys on large flying insects. Has been reported to attack Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (see here)
See Also
Print References
Bromley S.W. (1950) Ohio Robber Flies V. Ohio Jour. Sci. 50(5): 229-234