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Species Ommatius tibialis

Robber Fly (Asilinae) - Ommatius tibialis

Robber Fly - Onmatius tibialis (with prey) - Ommatius tibialis

Giant Robber Fly - Ommatius tibialis - female

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 Ommatius

Species tibialis (Ommatius tibialis)

Explanation of Names

Ommatius tibialis Say 1823

Range

e. US (MA-FL to MI-MO-OK-?TX)(1)

Season

May-Sep in NC(2)

Works Cited

1.	Information on robber flies, compiled by F. Geller-Grimm

2.	Insects of North Carolina C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 14 June, 2005 - 5:21pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 9 March, 2015 - 11:54pm

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