superfamily
Asiloidea
Asiloidea
Field notes
The Asiloidea comprise a very large superfamily insects in the order Diptera, the true flies. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring worldwide. It includes the family Bombyliidae, the bee flies, which are parasitoids, and the Asilidae, the robber flies, which are predators of other insects.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native Asiloidea All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Greater Bee Fly
Bombylius major
41,154 observations
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Tiger Bee Fly
Xenox tigrinus
27,251 observations
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Eastern Lion Fly
Promachus rufipes
10,883 observations
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Clubbed Mydas Fly
Mydas clavatus
8,981 observations
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Plain-tailed Hanging Thief
Diogmites neoternatus
8,084 observations
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Villa lateralis
7,186 observations
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Common Micropanther
Atomosia puella
5,726 observations
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Sinuous Bee Fly
Hemipenthes sinuosa
4,348 observations
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Northern Triorla
Triorla interrupta
4,041 observations
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Cowboy Laphria
Laphria macquarti
1,692 observations
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Exoprosopa fasciata
1,655 observations
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Aster Bee Fly
Sparnopolius confusus
1,510 observations
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Golden-legged Mydas Fly
Mydas tibialis
721 observations
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Glittering Plumetop
Ommatius gemma
557 observations
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Black Hanging Thief
Diogmites platypterus
475 observations