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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Bee Killers (Mallophora) » Mallophora leschenaulti

Species Mallophora leschenaulti

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Range · Season · Food · Works Cited
Beelzebub Bee-eater - Mallophora leschenaulti Belzebul's Bee-eater (Robber fly) - Mallophora leschenaulti Identity of this bee-like fly? Laphria? - Mallophora leschenaulti Mallophora leschenaulti Robber fly- bee killer? - Mallophora leschenaulti some sort of Bee or Fly? - Mallophora leschenaulti Mallophora leschenaulti ? with Acanthocephala Aerminalislis ? - Mallophora leschenaulti Large robber fly - Mallophora leschenaulti
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 Mallophora (Bee Killers)
Species leschenaulti (Mallophora leschenaulti)
Other Common Names
Belzebul Bee-eater, Black Bee Killer
Explanation of Names
Mallophora leschenaultii Macquart 1838
Range
TX to Argentina(1), + Colo. (stray) - Map (2)
Season
July-Oct (BG data)
Food
has been reported to attack and kill hummingbirds
Works Cited
1.Information on robber flies, compiled by F. Geller-Grimm
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Cotinis on 2 June, 2006 - 6:05am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 10 August, 2023 - 6:12pm

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