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giant robber fly |
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Promachus vertebratus |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Diptera (gnats, mosquitoes, true flies) |
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Suborder: |
Brachycera (circular-seamed flies, mouches muscoïdes, muscoid flies, short-horned flies) |
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Infraorder: |
Muscomorpha |
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Superfamily: |
Asiloidea |
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Family: |
Asilidae (robber flies) |
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Subfamily: |
Asilinae |
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Tribe: |
Asilini |
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| Status |
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| Flight/Season | Mid-July to early September |
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| Habitat | Prairies, disturbed areas. |
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| Identification | The eyes are green. The abdomen is pale gray with a black marking on the upper portion of each segment. |
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| Larval Food |
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| Behavior |
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| Range | .png "Range Map") |
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| Synonyms | Asilus vertebratus |
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| Common Names |
giant robber fly |
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