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Wasp-mimic Robberfly

Asilidae

Photo by JordiPrats
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Field Notes

Description:

A wasp-mimic Robberfly.
About 20mm in large, yellow flurry with large legs.

Habitat:

Spotted at Central Park area, New York

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Asilomorpha
Superfamily: Asiloidea
Family: Asilidae

Reference Links:

Asilidae - Wikipedia

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