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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Giant Robber Flies (Promachus) » Red-footed Cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes)

Species Promachus rufipes - Red-footed Cannibalfly

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Works Cited
Red-footed Cannibalfly - Promachus rufipes - male Promachus rufipes Robber Fly - Promachus rufipes - female Unknown - Promachus rufipes - female Robber fly - Promachus rufipes - male Robber Fly - Possibly Asilinae? - Promachus rufipes - male - female Robber Fly - Promachus rufipes Red-footed cannibal fly - Promachus rufipes
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 Promachus (Giant Robber Flies)
Species rufipes (Red-footed Cannibalfly)
Other Common Names
Bee Panther (Bromley 1950)
Explanation of Names
Promachus rufipes (Fabricius 1775)
Size
28-35 mm (Hine, 1911)
Range
PA-FL to IA-MS-AR(1)
Habitat
meadows, fields
Season
Jul-Oct in NC(2), late Jul to early Sep in GA(3)
Food
Preys on large flying insects. Has been reported to attack Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (see here)
See Also
Promachus hinei
Print References
Bromley S.W. (1950) Ohio Robber Flies V. Ohio Jour. Sci. 50(5): 229-234
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.
3.Giff Beaton's Robber Flies (Asilidae) of Georgia and the Southeast
Contributed by Cotinis on 26 March, 2004 - 10:46pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 5 August, 2022 - 8:37pm

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