Robber Flies (Asilidae) of Virginia

Many thanks to Jeff Barnes and Herschel Raney for their assistance in identification of many of the species.

 

Class Insecta

Family- Asilidae- Robber Flies

 

Subfamily Dasypogoninae

Diogmites neoternatus

Diogmites crudelis

Diogmites esuriens or misellus?

 

Subfamily Laphriinae

Laphria affinis

Laphria flavicollis

Laphria grossa

Laphria Index

Laphria posticata

Laphria sericea

Laphria thoracica

 

Subfamily Leptogastrinae

Tipulogaster glabrata

 

Subfamily Apocieinae

Mallophora orcina

Promachus rufipes

Triorla interrupta

Efferia aestuans

Efferia pogonias - female

Efferia sp.

 

Subfamily Stichopogoninae

Stichopogon trifasciatus (Three-banded Robber Fly)

 

Subfamily Ommatiinae

Ommatius species

Ommatius wilcoxi

Philonicus fuscatus

 

Subfamily Asilinae

Albibarbefferia albibarbis

Neoitamus flavofemoratus

Nerax femoratus

Megaphorus laphroides

Megaphorus minutus

Efferia aestuans

Machimus erythrocnemius

Machimus virginicus

 

Subfamily Stenopoqoninae

Eudioctria species

 

Subfamily Holopogon

Eudioctria (possibly tibialis?)

 

Subfamily Stenopogoninae

Ceraturgus fasciatus

Ceraturgus mitchelli