Dioctria atricapilla

Dioctria atricapilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Dioctria
Species:
D. atricapilla
Binomial name
Dioctria atricapilla
Meigen, 1804 [1]
Synonyms [2]
D. atricapilla in copula

Dioctria atricapilla, the violet black-legged robber fly, is a species of robber fly in the subfamily Dasypogoninae. This 9- to 12-millimeter long insect has a wingspan of roughly 7 to 9 mm[3][4] and short, three-segmented antennae.[5] It's a predatory insect, feeding mainly on smaller flies and predatory hymenopterans.[6] It primarily thrives in grassland, and is seen from May to July.[6]

  1. ^ "Dioctria atricapilla". The Ecology of Commanster. Maastricht University. Archived from the original on 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  2. ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 1–528. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
  3. ^ "Features What Atricapilla Dioctria – Dioctria Atricapilla About Reproduction – About Atricapilla Dioctria". Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Dioctria atricapilla Meigen, 1804". Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Violet Black-Legged Robber Fly". Networked Organisms. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Violet Black-legged Robber Fly – Dioctria atricapilla". Retrieved February 21, 2014.