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Life Forms==> Animal - Animalia==> Jointed Legged Animals - Arthropoda==> Insects - Insecta==> Flies - Diptera==> Flies - Robber Flies - Asilidae

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Family Asilidae - Flies - Robber Flies

Fly - Robber *Promachus vertebratus*	Robber-fly - Giant *Proctacanthus rodecki*	Robber Fly - Western *Promachus fitchis*	Robber Fly With Prey *Asidae species*	Beefly - Progressive *Exoprosopa species Number One*
Beefly - Progressive *Exoprosopa species Number Two*	Fly - Robber *Apiocera haruspex*	Robber Fly - Asilid Species *Asilid species*

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Robber Flies (Family Asilidae) prey on living insects they frequently capture on the wing. They are found in open meadows in northern latitudes in the summer.

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	Latin	English
Kingdom	Animalia	Animal
Phylum	Arthropoda	Jointed Legged Animals
Class	Insecta	Insects
Order	Diptera	Flies
Family	Asilidae	Flies - Robber Flies
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