Archilestris
Sign in to saveArchilestris is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about six described species in Archilestris.
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- ROBBER FLY (Archilestris magnificus) with YELLOWJACKET prey (9-4-12) 78 circulo montana, patagonia lake ranch estates, scc, az -01 (7933289696).jpg
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Archilestris is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about six described species in Archilestris.
==Species== These six species belong to the genus Archilestris: Archilestris excellens Enderlein, 1914 c g Archilestris gapopterus (Wiedemann, 1828) c g Archilestris geijskesi Papavero & Bernardi, 1974 c g Archilestris longipes (Macquart, 1838) c Archilestris magnificus (Walker, 1854) i c g b Archilestris wenzeli Papavero & Bernardi, 1974 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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