Plain-tailed Hanging Thief

Diogmites neoternatus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae

Diogmites neoternatus is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. Its genus name, Diogmites, refers to the peculiar habit of hanging by its foreleg while consuming prey.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Plain-tailed Hanging Thief

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