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Dune robberfly
Philonicus albiceps
Robber flies
(Asilidae)
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Long slim brown fly with a hairy white face, little hair on its back. The rear of the ♀ is shiny black-brown and contains the ovipositor (to lay eggs). Prefers sandy soil such as dunes and catches flies to suck them dry. ⇔ l. 13-19 mm LA: ≈ The DYSMACHUS TRIGONUS (Fan-bristled robberfly) has more hairs on the legs.
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1 LookAlikes (LA):
Fan-bristled robberfly
Dune robberfly
Zandroofvlieg
Sand-Raubfliege
Philonicus albiceps [L.]
Cimice assassina
Philonicus albiceps [L.]
Philonicus albiceps [L.]
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