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Genus Atomosia - Micropanthers

tiny robber fly - Atomosia puella Robber Fly - Atomosia rufipes Unknown Robber Fly - Atomosia Tiny robberfly? - Atomosia Unidentified Fly 1 - Atomosia Fly  - Atomosia Atosomia - Atomosia puella Robber Fly - Atomosia
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 Laphriinae
Genus Atomosia (Micropanthers)
Explanation of Names
Atomosia Macquart 1838

Micropanthers: https://www.robberfliesoftheworld.com/NA_CommonNames.php
Numbers
9 spp. in our area, 55 total(1)
Identification
(2)
Remarks
Are among the smallest robber flies(3)
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