Dioctria rufipes (De Geer, 1776)
(Common Red-legged Robberfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
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)
Records of Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly) :
1: Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
27 May 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennae - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - wings apart - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - wings together - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
27 May 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
3: Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
24 May 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
4: Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
7 Jun 2005 OSGR: ST95 51° 20’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
resting on Nettle leaf
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorso-lateral viewImage 3: Latero-dorsal view
5: Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
7 Jun 2005 OSGR: ST95 51° 20’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Mating pair
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Mating pair - dorsal viewImage 4: Mating pair - lateral view
6: Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
30 May 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Female - head, thorax, front legs - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Female - head, thorax - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 5: Female - lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 7: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 8: Female - ventral view - enlargedImage 9: Wing - highly enlarged
7: Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
30 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Ventral view
8: Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
5 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Sparganium
Image 1: Dorsal view
9: Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly)
24 May 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Birch foliage
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral view

Dioctria rufipes (Common Red-legged Robberfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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