Cerotainiops abdominalis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Asilidae
Genus
Cerotainiops
Species
Cerotainiops abdominalis
Scientific Name
Cerotainiops abdominalis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cerotainiops abdominalis

Cerotainiops abdominalis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. The species is known to prefer to prey upon Pogonomyrmex ants, but, when temperatures are high, they will prey upon beetles, such as Collops limbellus.

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Cerotainiops abdominalis
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