Species Mydas tibialis - Mydas Fly

Classification · Identification · Range · Internet References

Robberfly or weird wasp? - Mydas tibialis

Big Black Bug ;-) What Am I - Mydas tibialis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Mydidae (Mydas Flies)

Genus Mydas

Species tibialis (Mydas Fly)

Identification

Black body, smoky wings, brown legs.

Range

Includes eastern North America?

Internet References

Reported as visiting flowers of Rattlesnake Master in Illinois.

Contributed by Cotinis on 9 August, 2004 - 3:44pm

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