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Common Name
Genus
Species
Records  
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
No Common Name
Proctacanthus
nigriventris
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
2
No Common Name
Machimus
erythocnemius
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
3
Black-backed Lampria
Lampria
bicolor
5
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
4
Red-backed Tiger Fly
Ceraturgus
elizabethae
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
5
No Common Name
Andrenosoma
fulvicaudum
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
6
No Common Name
Machimus
notatus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
7
Common Black Laphria
Laphria
canis
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
8
Winnemana Laphria
Laphria
winnemana
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
9
Silvery Pirate
Stichopogon
argenteus
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
10
Golden Goggle Eye
Holcocephala
abdominalis
12
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
11
No Common Name
Atomosia
glabrata
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
12
No Common Name
Machimus
paropus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
13
Eastern Twigsitter
Heteropogon
macerinus
15
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
14
Shellac-backed Pixie
Tipulogaster
glabrata
9
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
15
Banded Tiger Fly
Ceraturgus
fasciatus
5
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
16
White-sided Pixie
Beameromyia
disfascia
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
17
Dusky Goggle Eye
Holcocephala
fusca
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
18
Snow Bladetail
Machimus
snowii
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
19
Southern Beebandit
Mallophora
orcina
6
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
20
No Common Name
Holopogon
oriens
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
21
No Common Name
Nicocles
pictus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
22
Little Longhorn Robber
Eudioctria
brevis
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
23
Mousey Pixie
Leptogaster
murina
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
24
Sand Hammertail
Efferia
albibarbis
61
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
25
Yellow-legged Pixie
Leptogaster
flavipes
9
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
26
Boreal Laphria
Laphria
posticata
6
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
27
Black-tailed Laphria
Laphria
flavicollis
49
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
28
Black-booted Micropanther
Atomosia
rufipes
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
29
Yellow-thighed Bentbristle
Neoitamus
flavofemoratus
42
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
30
No Common Name
Proctacanthus
brevipennis
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
31
No Common Name
Lasiopogon
woodorum
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
32
Glittering Plumetop
Ommatius
gemma
5
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
33
Stripe-backed Pixie
Leptogaster
virgata
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
34
Dagger Laphria
Laphria
sicula
4
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
35
Arrowhead Laphria
Laphria
index
4
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
36
Yellow-faced Micropanther
Cerotainia
macrocera
8
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
37
No Common Name
Polacantha
gracilis
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
38
Thin-legged Pixie
Apachekolos
tenuipes
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
39
No Common Name
Proctacanthus
milbertii
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
40
Undescribed Laphria species near franciscana
Laphria
n. sp. franciscana
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
41
Northern Hanging Thief
Diogmites
basalis
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
42
Pinewoods Laphria
Laphria
virginica
6
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
43
Northeastern Plumetop
Ommatius
tibialis
7
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
44
No Common Name
Proctacanthus
rufus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
45
Spot-tailed Pixie
Leptogaster
atridorsalis
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
46
Yellow-legged Micropanther
Atomosia
sayii
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
47
No Common Name
Diogmites
misellus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
48
Two-striped Bandit
Cyrtopogon
laphriformis
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
49
No Common Name
Neomochtherus
sp.
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
50
Red-footed Cannibalfly
Promachus
rufipes
623
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
51
Autumn Laphria
Laphria
affinis
20
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
52
Northern Triorla
Triorla
interrupta
24
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
53
Broad-winged Bladetail
Neomochtherus
latipennis
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
54
No Common Name
Machimus
autumnalis
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
55
Ashy Laphria
Laphria
cinerea
4
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
56
No Common Name
Cyrtopogon
falto
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
57
No Common Name
Efferia
sp.
193
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
58
No Common Name
Holcocephala
calva
13
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
59
Black Hanging Thief
Diogmites
platypterus
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
60
No Common Name
Machimus
lecythus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
61
No Common Name
Holopogon
guttulus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
62
Eight-spotted Rainbow Robber
Taracticus
octopunctatus
8
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
63
No Common Name
Echthodopa
formosa
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
64
Painted Pixie
Beameromyia
pictipes
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
65
Eastern Hammertail
Efferia
aestuans
31
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
66
No Common Name
Pogonosoma
dorsatum
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
67
No Common Name
Machimus
novaescotiae
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
68
Eastern Beebandit
Megaphorus
clausicellus
4
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
69
No Common Name
Holopogon
phaeonotus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
70
No Common Name
Nicocles
politus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
71
No Common Name
Lasiopogon
opaculus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
72
Bumblerobber
Dasylechia
atrox
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
73
Yellow-bearded Hammertail
Efferia
pogonias
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
74
Black-banded Pixie
Leptogaster
incisuralis
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
75
Shiny-sided Bladetail
Machimus
sadyates
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
76
No Common Name
Proctacanthus
hinei
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
77
Three-banded Pirate
Stichopogon
trifasciatus
21
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
78
Radiant Laphria
Laphria
aktis
5
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
79
Ringed Pixie
Psilonyx
annulatus
19
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
80
No Common Name
Laphria
ithypyga
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
81
Black-waisted Laphria
Laphria
divisor
8
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
82
Common Micropanther
Atomosia
puella
136
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
83
No Common Name
Machimus
virginicus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
84
Variable Pixie
Beameromyia
vulgaris
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
85
No Common Name
Proctacanthus
philadelphicus
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
86
Undescribed Laphria species near sericea
Laphria
n. sp. sericea
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
87
Silver-spotted Hanging Thief
Diogmites
discolor
14
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
88
Silky Laphria
Laphria
sericea
18
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
89
Giant Laphria
Laphria
grossa
24
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
90
White-faced Micropanther
Cerotainia
albipilosa
8
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
91
Dark Bentbristle
Neoitamus
orphne
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
92
No Common Name
Promachus
bastardii
0
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
93
Short-horned Pixie
Leptogaster
brevicornis
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
94
Yellow-waisted Laphria
Laphria
sacrator
1
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
95
Plain-tailed Hanging Thief
Diogmites
neoternatus
194
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
96
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria
Laphria
thoracica
79
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
97
Ouachita Plumetop
Ommatius
ouachitensis
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
98
European Longhorn Robber
Dioctria
hyalipennis
2
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
99
Butterflyhunter
Asilus
sericeus
7
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
100
Atlantic Dunerobber
Laphystia
litoralis
3
Robber Flies
Asilidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
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