Butterflyhunter Asilus sericeus Say, 1823    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Asilidae   >   Genus Asilus   

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The only representative of a mostly Palearctic genus, Asilus sericeus is a long-legged, imposing robber fly that is often conspicuous, even to those not searching for robber flies. This species haunts fields and edge habitats, where it preys largely upon Lepidoptera.

There are 7 records in the project database.

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A Butterflyhunter in Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania (7/13/2003). Photo by Ben Coulter. (MBP list)

A Butterflyhunter in Washington Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)


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