Eastern Twigsitter Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Asilidae   >   Genus Heteropogon   

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Heteropogon macerinus is an eastern representative of a genus that reaches its greatest diversity in the west and southwest. This late summer-fall species apparently favors forest edges, where it perches on branch tips at roughly eye level. It has an interesting courtship flight display (Norm Lavers' robber fly site).

There are 15 records in the project database.

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An Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/19/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

An Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). (c) Jewel Tomasula, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Jewel Tomasula via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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