Northern Beebandit

Megaphorus willistoni

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae

Megaphorus willistoni is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. It feeds on a variety of prey, primarily Hymenoptera. It often attacks prey from above, puncturing the compound eyes.

Distribution

Northern Beebandit — (c) Abby Hyde, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 6

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Abby Hyde, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionMegaphorus willistoni, Wikipedia contributors

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