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Philonicus
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Philonicus

Philonicus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 20 described species in Philonicus.

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13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Dune Robber Fly

speciesPhilonicus albiceps

River Ruffian

speciesPhilonicus fuscatus

Great Plains Ruffian

speciesPhilonicus rufipennis

Clear-winged Ruffian

speciesPhilonicus limpidipennis

Southwestern Ruffian

speciesPhilonicus plebeius

Philonicus truquii

speciesPhilonicus truquii

Philonicus nagatomii

speciesPhilonicus nagatomii

Philonicus elutus

speciesPhilonicus elutus

Philonicus albospinosus

speciesPhilonicus albospinosus

Philonicus tuxpanganus

speciesPhilonicus tuxpanganus

Philonicus fuliginosus

speciesPhilonicus fuliginosus

Philonicus persimilis

speciesPhilonicus persimilis

Philonicus arizonensis

speciesPhilonicus arizonensis

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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 61662.