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Giant Robber Flies
Promachus
Promachus is a genus of robber flies. It is part of the subfamily Asilinae.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Eastern Lion Fly
speciesPromachus rufipes
Maroon-legged Lion Fly
speciesPromachus hinei
False Bee-Killer
speciesPromachus bastardii
Promachus yesonicus
speciesPromachus yesonicus
Spot-tailed Lion Fly
speciesPromachus vertebratus
Black Lion Fly
speciesPromachus painteri
Promachus vexator
speciesPromachus vexator
Sacken Lion Fly
speciesPromachus sackeni
Promachus latitarsatus
speciesPromachus latitarsatus
Chocolate Lion Fly
speciesPromachus atrox
Promachus consanguineus
speciesPromachus consanguineus
Arizona Lion Fly
speciesPromachus truquii
Promachus doddi
speciesPromachus doddi
Texas Lion Fly
speciesPromachus texanus
Promachus leoninus
speciesPromachus leoninus
White-faced Lion Fly
speciesPromachus albifacies
Prairie Lion Fly
speciesPromachus fitchii
Promachus palmensis
speciesPromachus palmensis
Gray Lion Fly
speciesPromachus princeps
Promachus gomerae
speciesPromachus gomerae
Southwestern Lion Fly
speciesPromachus nigrialbus
Great Plains Lion Fly
speciesPromachus dimidiatus
Promachus sokotrae
speciesPromachus sokotrae
Promachus griseiventris
speciesPromachus griseiventris
Oklahoma Lion Fly
speciesPromachus oklahomensis
Promachus graeffei
speciesPromachus graeffei
Promachus insolitus
speciesPromachus insolitus
Promachus obscuripes
speciesPromachus obscuripes
Aldrich Lion Fly
speciesPromachus aldrichii
Promachus lineosus
speciesPromachus lineosus
Promachus mustela
speciesPromachus mustela
Promachus noninterponens
speciesPromachus noninterponens
Promachus leontochlaenus
speciesPromachus leontochlaenus
Obscure Lion Fly
speciesPromachus quadratus
Promachus albopilosus
speciesPromachus albopilosus
Promachus forfex
speciesPromachus forfex
Promachus duvaucelii
speciesPromachus duvaucelii
Promachus fuscipennis
speciesPromachus fuscipennis
Promachus nobilis
speciesPromachus nobilis
Promachus aberrans
speciesPromachus aberrans
Promachus amorges
speciesPromachus amorges
Promachus apivorus
speciesPromachus apivorus
Promachus amastrus
speciesPromachus amastrus
Giant Lion Fly
speciesPromachus giganteus
Promachus magnus
speciesPromachus magnus
Promachus anceps
speciesPromachus anceps
Promachus bellardii
speciesPromachus bellardii
Promachus cinctus
speciesPromachus cinctus
Promachus minusculus
speciesPromachus minusculus
Promachus venustus
speciesPromachus venustus
Promachus aedithus
speciesPromachus aedithus
Promachus aequalis
speciesPromachus aequalis
Promachus albicinctus
speciesPromachus albicinctus
Promachus caffer
speciesPromachus caffer
Promachus fraterculus
speciesPromachus fraterculus
Promachus fulvipes
speciesPromachus fulvipes
Promachus productus
speciesPromachus productus
Promachus rubripes
speciesPromachus rubripes
Promachus rufihumeralis
speciesPromachus rufihumeralis
Promachus scalaris
speciesPromachus scalaris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55774.