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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Efferia » Pogonias group (Efferia Pogonias group) » Efferia pogonias

Species Efferia pogonias

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · Works Cited
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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 Efferia
No Taxon (Pogonias group)
Species pogonias (Efferia pogonias)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pogonioefferia pogonias
Explanation of Names
Efferia pogonias (Wiedemann 1821)
Size
16-30 mm
Identification
Body and wings dark, mystax (beard) yellowish
Range
e. &. c. US (ME-FL to MN-KS-TX)(1)
Season
May-Oct in NC(2)
Remarks
Females oviposit in soil.
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.
Contributed by Cotinis on 27 July, 2006 - 9:43pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 25 February, 2019 - 6:17pm

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