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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Dasypogoninae » Hanging Thieves (Diogmites) » Silver-spotted Hanging Thief (Diogmites discolor)

Species Diogmites discolor - Silver-spotted Hanging Thief

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited
Robber Fly, with prey - Diogmites discolor - female Robber Fly 04 - Diogmites discolor - male Robber Fly 04 - Diogmites discolor - male Diogmites discolor - female Diogmites discolor Diogmites - Diogmites discolor Diogmites - Diogmites discolor Hanging Thief - Diogmites discolor - 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 discolor (Silver-spotted Hanging Thief)
Explanation of Names
Diogmites discolor Loew 1866

Silver-spotted Hanging Thief: https://www.robberfliesoftheworld.com/NA_CommonNames.php
Size
Body 19-31 mm, average 24 mm(1)
Identification
Silver spotting, dark abdominal base(1)
Range
MA-GA-AL to MO(2)
Works Cited
1.The genus Diogmites in the eastern United States
Artigas J.N. 1966. Ohio J. Sci. 66: 401-421.
2.Information on robber flies, compiled by F. Geller-Grimm
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 20 July, 2006 - 1:00pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov, Chris Cohen
Last updated 4 June, 2024 - 9:02pm

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