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Species Promachus rufipes - Red-footed Cannibalfly

Promachus hinei (Asilidae / Robber Fly) - Promachus rufipes - female Red-footed Cannibalfly - Promachus rufipes - male - female Red-Footed Robber Fly - Promachus rufipes - male Anyone know what this is? - Promachus rufipes Large robber fly - Promachus rufipes - male Red-footed Cannibalfly - Promachus rufipes - female Hairy, Scary, Spikey Fly/Bee? - Promachus rufipes Please Identify this insect. - Promachus rufipes
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 rufipes (Red-footed Cannibalfly)
Other Common Names
Bee Panther (Bromley--see Internet references)
Size
circa 25 mm
Identification
Large robber flies with a tiger-striped abdomen. Compare Promachus hinei. P. rufipes has darker tibia.
Range
Includes southeastern United States. Seems to be common east of Appalachians, whereas Promachus hinei is more common to west. Some records from southeastern Ohio, southern New York (Bromley, see Internet references).
Habitat
meadows, fields
Season
Summer to early fall. July-October (North Carolina)
Food
Predatory
See Also
Other Promachus, esp. Promachus hinei, which is found more in central states.
Print References
Brimley, p. 340 (1)
Internet References
Bromley, Robber Flies of Ohio V, reprint, apparently from Ohio Journal of Science.
Works Cited
1.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley