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Species Neomochtherus pallipes - Devon Red-legged Robber Fly

Robber Fly - Neomochtherus pallipes - male

Devon red-legged robberfly - Neomochtherus pallipes - 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 Neomochtherus

Species pallipes (Devon Red-legged Robber Fly)

Explanation of Names

Neomochtherus pallipes (Meigen 1820)

Range

native to, and widespread across C & E Europe, adventive in NA (MA)(1)

Remarks

Very recent introduction from Europe

Works Cited

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

Contributed by tom murray on 6 December, 2008 - 4:08pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 9 March, 2015 - 11:33pm

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