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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Giant Robber Flies (Promachus)
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Promachus vertebratus
Species
Promachus vertebratus
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
vertebratus
(Promachus vertebratus)
Explanation of Names
Promachus vertebratus
(Say 1823)
Identification
Green eyes, sometimes with some red.
Range
PA-MN-SD south to MO-OK-CO
(
1
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Habitat
Open grasslands including disturbed areas.
Internet References
Wisconsin Butterflies
Works Cited
1.
Information on robber flies, compiled by F. Geller-Grimm
Contributed by
john and jane balaban
on 11 September, 2005 - 5:14pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
v belov
Last updated 23 August, 2016 - 1:26pm