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Polacantha
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Polacantha

Polacantha is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 10 described species in Polacantha.

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Southeastern Twilight Robber

speciesPolacantha gracilis

Texas Twilight Robber

speciesPolacantha grossa

Western Twilight Robber

speciesPolacantha composita

Black Twilight Robber

speciesPolacantha pegma

Chisos Twilight Robber

speciesPolacantha sinuosa

Polacantha badia

speciesPolacantha badia

Polacantha xanthocerus

speciesPolacantha xanthocerus

Polacantha brevis

speciesPolacantha brevis

Polacantha petila

speciesPolacantha petila

Polacantha tridens

speciesPolacantha tridens

Polacantha arcuata

speciesPolacantha arcuata

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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 61663.