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Asilidae

Family · 28 species with a result in Ohio

28 species

Streamside Sandpirate (Lasiopogon slossonae)Streamside SandpirateLasiopogon slossonaePhoto © christopherswan · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late May, middle week May 17–23Golden-faced Bandit (Cyrtopogon falto)Golden-faced BanditCyrtopogon faltoPhoto © Joe Bartok · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early June, middle week May 31 – Jun 6Black-tailed Laphria (Laphria flavicollis)Black-tailed LaphriaLaphria flavicollisPhoto © Royal Tyler · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early May to early July, middle week Jun 7–13Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria (Laphria thoracica)Eastern Yellow-backed LaphriaLaphria thoracicaPhoto © kary · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early July, middle week Jun 7–13Stripe-legged Robber Fly (Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis)Stripe-legged Robber FlyDioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennisPhoto © Rasmus Allesoee · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late June, middle week Jun 14–20Common Micropanther (Atomosia puella)Common MicropantherAtomosia puellaPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early June to early August, middle week Jul 5–11Shellac-backed Pixie (Tipulogaster glabrata)Shellac-backed PixieTipulogaster glabrataPhoto (c) Alexander Harman, Ph. D., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alexander Harman, Ph. D. · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to late July, middle week Jul 5–11Three-banded Robber Fly (Stichopogon trifasciatus)Three-banded Robber FlyStichopogon trifasciatusPhoto © Sean McCann · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 5–11Sand Hammertail (Efferia albibarbis)Sand HammertailEfferia albibarbisPhoto © Jorge Vargas Ramírez · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Jul 12–18Gray Goggle Eye (Holcocephala (Holcocephala) calva)Gray Goggle EyeHolcocephala (Holcocephala) calvaPhoto © Tom Macy · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1Northeastern Hammertail (Efferia aestuans)Northeastern HammertailEfferia aestuansPhoto © Dan MacNeal · CC BY 4.0Late June to early September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1Yellow-faced Micropanther (Cerotainia macrocera)Yellow-faced MicropantherCerotainia macroceraPhoto © Bioexploradores Farallones · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1Plain-tailed Hanging Thief (Diogmites neoternatus)Plain-tailed Hanging ThiefDiogmites neoternatusPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to late August, middle week Aug 2–8Ringed Pixie (Psilonyx annulatus)Ringed PixiePsilonyx annulatusPhoto © Donna J. Parry · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to late September, middle week Aug 2–8New York Bee Killer (Diogmites basalis)New York Bee KillerDiogmites basalisPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-July to late August, middle week Aug 16–22Spot-tailed Lion Fly (Promachus vertebratus)Spot-tailed Lion FlyPromachus vertebratusPhoto © psweet · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-July to early September, middle week Aug 16–22Eastern Lion Fly (Promachus rufipes)Eastern Lion FlyPromachus rufipesPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Early August to early October, middle week Aug 23–29Maroon-legged Lion Fly (Promachus hinei)Maroon-legged Lion FlyPromachus hineiPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Late July to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–29Yellow-legged Bladetail (Machimus antimachus)Yellow-legged BladetailMachimus antimachusPhoto © Rick Nirschl · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–29Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus)Eastern TwigsitterHeteropogon macerinusPhoto © Lee Elliott · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-August to mid-September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5Shiny-sided Bladetail (Machimus sadyates)Shiny-sided BladetailMachimus sadyatesPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early August to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12Asilus flavofemoratusAsilus flavofemoratusAsilus flavofemoratusPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Black-waisted Laphria (Laphria divisor)Black-waisted LaphriaLaphria divisorPhoto © Ilona Loser · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Butterflyhunter (Asilus sericeus)ButterflyhunterAsilus sericeusPhoto © James Shelton · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Dagger Laphria (Laphria sicula)Dagger LaphriaLaphria siculaPhoto © Giff Beaton · CC BY-NC 4.0Eight-spotted Rainbow Robber (Taracticus octopunctatus)Eight-spotted Rainbow RobberTaracticus octopunctatusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Northeastern Plumetop (Ommatius tibialis)Northeastern PlumetopOmmatius tibialisPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0White-faced Micropanther (Cerotainia albipilosa)White-faced MicropantherCerotainia albipilosaPhoto © Steve Pelikan · CC BY-NC 4.0

Asilus 2

Asilus flavofemoratusAsilus flavofemoratusAsilus flavofemoratusPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Butterflyhunter (Asilus sericeus)ButterflyhunterAsilus sericeusPhoto © James Shelton · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Atomosia 1

Common Micropanther (Atomosia puella)Common MicropantherAtomosia puellaPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early June to early August, middle week Jul 5–11

Cerotainia 2

Yellow-faced Micropanther (Cerotainia macrocera)Yellow-faced MicropantherCerotainia macroceraPhoto © Bioexploradores Farallones · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1White-faced Micropanther (Cerotainia albipilosa)White-faced MicropantherCerotainia albipilosaPhoto © Steve Pelikan · CC BY-NC 4.0

Cyrtopogon 1

Golden-faced Bandit (Cyrtopogon falto)Golden-faced BanditCyrtopogon faltoPhoto © Joe Bartok · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early June, middle week May 31 – Jun 6

Dioctria 1

Stripe-legged Robber Fly (Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis)Stripe-legged Robber FlyDioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennisPhoto © Rasmus Allesoee · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late June, middle week Jun 14–20

Diogmites 2

Plain-tailed Hanging Thief (Diogmites neoternatus)Plain-tailed Hanging ThiefDiogmites neoternatusPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to late August, middle week Aug 2–8New York Bee Killer (Diogmites basalis)New York Bee KillerDiogmites basalisPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-July to late August, middle week Aug 16–22

Efferia 2

Sand Hammertail (Efferia albibarbis)Sand HammertailEfferia albibarbisPhoto © Jorge Vargas Ramírez · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Jul 12–18Northeastern Hammertail (Efferia aestuans)Northeastern HammertailEfferia aestuansPhoto © Dan MacNeal · CC BY 4.0Late June to early September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

Heteropogon 1

Eastern Twigsitter (Heteropogon macerinus)Eastern TwigsitterHeteropogon macerinusPhoto © Lee Elliott · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-August to mid-September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5

Holcocephala 1

Gray Goggle Eye (Holcocephala (Holcocephala) calva)Gray Goggle EyeHolcocephala (Holcocephala) calvaPhoto © Tom Macy · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

Laphria 4

Black-tailed Laphria (Laphria flavicollis)Black-tailed LaphriaLaphria flavicollisPhoto © Royal Tyler · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early May to early July, middle week Jun 7–13Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria (Laphria thoracica)Eastern Yellow-backed LaphriaLaphria thoracicaPhoto © kary · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early July, middle week Jun 7–13Black-waisted Laphria (Laphria divisor)Black-waisted LaphriaLaphria divisorPhoto © Ilona Loser · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Dagger Laphria (Laphria sicula)Dagger LaphriaLaphria siculaPhoto © Giff Beaton · CC BY-NC 4.0

Lasiopogon 1

Streamside Sandpirate (Lasiopogon slossonae)Streamside SandpirateLasiopogon slossonaePhoto © christopherswan · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late May, middle week May 17–23

Machimus 2

Yellow-legged Bladetail (Machimus antimachus)Yellow-legged BladetailMachimus antimachusPhoto © Rick Nirschl · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–29Shiny-sided Bladetail (Machimus sadyates)Shiny-sided BladetailMachimus sadyatesPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early August to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent.