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Neomochtherus geniculatus

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Species of fly

Neomochtherus geniculatus
Male, dorsal view
Female, side view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Neomochtherus
Species: N. geniculatus
Binomial name
Neomochtherus geniculatus
(Meigen, 1820)

Neomochtherus geniculatus is a species of fly in the robber fly family, Asilidae.

Distribution

This species is present in Europe.

Description

Neomochtherus geniculatus can reach a body length of about 9–20 millimetres (0.35–0.79 in). These robber flies have a small facial gibbosity with a few bristles forming the mystax. Sternites are predominantly shiny. Femora are black. The widest point of the distinctly broadened hypopygium is in the middle.

Biology

Adults can be found from May to September. Larvae feed on beetle larvae of the families Cetoniidae, Lucanidae and Melolonthidae, while adults prey on other flies.

Gallery

References

  1. Biolib
  2. Fauna europaea
  3. ^ J.K. Lindsey Ecology of Commanster
  4. Galerie-insecte
  5. Fritz Geller-Grimm Neomochtherus geniculatus at Robber flies of Germany
  6. Robber flies of Germany - Identification key to the species of the Neomochtherus-group

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Taxon identifiers
Neomochtherus geniculatus


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