Small Yellow-legged Robber Fly

Dioctria linearis · Order: Diptera · Family: Asilidae

Also called: Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

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Small Yellow-legged Robber Fly
Photo: Hannes Dahm, CC BY

The small yellow-legged robber fly is a Palearctic species that is active during the day. It looks very similar to other Dioctria species and reliable identification needs a specialist key or illustration.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It is hard to tell apart from other Dioctria flies without a detailed key or pictures.

Source: Wikipedia

When you see it

The fly is active during daylight hours.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs across the Palearctic region.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

Several keys and illustrations are needed to separate it from similar Dioctria species.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Asilidae)

Northeastern HammertailNortheastern HammertailEfferia aestuansHarmlessStripe-legged Robber FlyStripe-legged Robber FlyDioctria hyalipennisPlain-tailed Hanging ThiefPlain-tailed Hanging ThiefDiogmites neoternatusKite-tailed robberflyKite-tailed robberflyTolmerus atricapillusGolden-tailed BeebanditGolden-tailed BeebanditMallophora fautrixSand HammertailSand HammertailEfferia albibarbis

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioctria_linearis

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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