Three-banded Pirate Stichopogon trifasciatus (Say, 1823)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Asilidae   >   Genus Stichopogon   

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A widespread species, Stichopogon trifasciatus frequents sandy habitats, usually near water, like beaches, dunes, river/creek banks, or gravel pits. They prefer to alight directly on the substrate, rather than on vegetation or debris (Baker & Fischer, 1975).

There are 21 records in the project database.

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A Three-banded Pirate in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/9/2017). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate on Assateague Island, Maryland (8/11/2007). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2011). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate in Kent Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate in Kent Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/20/2023). (c) Allen Dupre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Allen Dupre via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/30/2017). Photo by Tim Friedlander. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/9/2017). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/8/2015). Determined by Ben Coulter. Photo by Tim Friedlander. (MBP list)

A Three-banded Pirate in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/12/2019). (c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ken Rosenthal via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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