Dioctria Meigen, 1803
(a genus of robber flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Dioctria atricapilla
Violet Black-legged Robberfly
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 		Species 5 images
Dioctria baumhaueri
Stripe-legged Robberfly
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 		Species 4 images
Dioctria linearis
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
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 		Species 3 images
Dioctria rufipes
Common Red-legged Robberfly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 53 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDioctria (a genus of robber flies)
FamilyASILIDAE (robber flies, assassin flies)
SuperfamilyASILOIDEA (robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)
InfraorderAsilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Dioctria (a genus of robber flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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