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Species Diogmites misellus

Hanging Thief - Diogmites misellus Robberfly - Diogmites misellus Diogmites sp. - Diogmites misellus Unknown fly?   (DIN312) - Diogmites misellus Hanging-thief - Diogmites misellus Low Hanging Thief - Diogmites misellus Low Hanging Thief - Diogmites misellus D. misellus - Diogmites misellus - male
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 Dasypogoninae
Genus Diogmites (Hanging-thieves)
Species misellus (Diogmites misellus)
Numbers
Diogmites misellus Loew 1866
Size
Body 16-23 mm, average 20 mm(1)
Identification
Smallest Diogmites. Central stripe on top of thorax shades to red towards front(1)
Range
e. US (MA-FL to KS-TX)(2)
Habitat
Dry, open areas
Season
Jul-Sep in NC
Food
Feeds on Diptera and on ants, often by picking off of grass stems.