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Odontoloxozus; Odontoloxozus longicornis (Longhorn Cactus Fly); Neriidae (cactus flies); Nerioidea; Schizophora; Cyclorrhapha; Brachycera; Diptera (flies); Endopterygota (endopterygotes); Neoptera (neopteran); Pancrustacea; Pterygota (winged insects); Hexapoda (hexapods); Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans); Insecta (insects); Protostomia (protostomes); Arthropoda (arthropods); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Metazoa (Animal); Cellular (cellular organisms); Life (creatures); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

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Crataerina pallida; Crataerina; Hippoboscidae (louse flies); Hippoboscoidea; Calyptratae; Schizophora; Cyclorrhapha; Brachycera; Diptera (flies); Endopterygota (endopterygotes); Neoptera (neopteran); Pancrustacea; Pterygota (winged insects); Hexapoda (hexapods); Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans); Insecta (insects); Protostomia (protostomes); Arthropoda (arthropods); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Metazoa (Animal); Cellular (cellular organisms); Life (creatures); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

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Eristalis tenax (drone fly); Eristalis; Syrphidae (flower flies); Cyclorrhapha; Brachycera; Diptera (flies); Endopterygota (endopterygotes); Neoptera (neopteran); Pancrustacea; Pterygota (winged insects); Hexapoda (hexapods); Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans); Insecta (insects); Protostomia (protostomes); Arthropoda (arthropods); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Metazoa (Animal); Cellular (cellular organisms); Life (creatures); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

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Dioctria cothurnata; Dioctria; Asilidae (robber flies); Asiloidea; Brachycera; Diptera (flies); Endopterygota (endopterygotes); Neoptera (neopteran); Pancrustacea; Pterygota (winged insects); Hexapoda (hexapods); Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans); Insecta (insects); Protostomia (protostomes); Arthropoda (arthropods); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Metazoa (Animal); Cellular (cellular organisms); Life (creatures); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

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Dioctria linearis; Dioctria; Asilidae (robber flies); Asiloidea; Brachycera; Diptera (flies); Endopterygota (endopterygotes); Neoptera (neopteran); Pancrustacea; Pterygota (winged insects); Hexapoda (hexapods); Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans); Insecta (insects); Protostomia (protostomes); Arthropoda (arthropods); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Metazoa (Animal); Cellular (cellular organisms); Life (creatures); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

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Tolmerus cingulatus; Muscomorpha; Holometabola; Tolmerus; Metapterygota; Dicondylia; Unikonta; Filozoa; Apoikozoa; Animalia; Eumetazoa; Biota; Asilidae (robber flies); Distaplia; Brachycera; Diptera (flies); Neoptera (neopteran); Pterygota (winged insects); Hexapoda (hexapods); Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans); Insecta (insects); Protostomia (protostomes); Arthropoda (arthropods); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

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Cactus fly mate guarding
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Katja Schulz vimeo
On the cracking surface of a rotting opuntia branch, a large male cactus fly (Odontoloxozus longicornis) is standing over two much smaller females who are ovipositing into a small crevice. Other males of varying sizes repeatedly approach the trio and are repelled by the guarding male. He briefly establishes genital contact with one of the females, and she resumes oviposition immediately after he withdraws his aedeagus. Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 16 November 2008. [taxonomy:binomial=Odontoloxozus longicornis]
Cactus flies fighting and feeding
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Katja Schulz vimeo
A large male cactus fly (Odontoloxozus longicornis) and smaller female are stting on a rotting opuntia branch. When a second, smaller male approaches and mounts the female, the large male chases him away. The female then moves away, and the large male maintains contact with her by touching her with his foreleg. When the large male starts feeding on a small crevice oozing cactus juice, he has apparently lost interest in the female. The female and the small male try to gain access to the crevice, but the large male keeps both of them away. After a brief, violent struggle with the female, the large male flies away. Note that the female is missing one of her forelegs. Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 16 November 2008. [taxonomy:binomial=Odontoloxozus longicornis]
Cactus flies sexual competition
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Katja Schulz vimeo
On the cracking surface of a rotting opuntia branch, a large male cactus fly (Odontoloxozus longicornis) chases away a small male that has just dismounted a female. The large male guards the female by standing over her while she is feeding in crevices on the cactus surface. The large male then goes on to feed, while the female begins to oviposit into a crevice. Undetected by the large male, the small male approaches the female again and mates with her. When other males approach the mating pair, the large male defends the female, who has started ovipositing again while the small male crouches behind her, apparently hiding from the large male. Even as he is standing above the pair, the large male does not seem to notice the small male who swiftly slips away. The large male establishes genital contact, repeatedly stroking the female's ovipositor with his aedeagus, then dismounts. Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 16 November 2008. [taxonomy:binomial=Odontoloxozus longicornis]
Crataerina pallida first specimen - washing
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Salix Wikimedia Commons
Description: Français : Crataerina pallida. Date: 31 May 2013, 00:39:01. Source: Own work. Author: Salix.
Crataerina pallida first specimen - escaping
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Salix Wikimedia Commons
Description: Français : Crataerina pallida. Date: 31 May 2013, 00:39:01. Source: Own work. Author: Salix. Permission (Reusing this file):. Attribution (required by the license): © Salix / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0. : © Salix / Wikimedia Commons.
Eristalis tenax - hovering
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: A hoverfly (Eristalis tenax), male, hovers in the air. Filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany Deutsch: Eine Schwebfliege (Eristalis tenax, männlich) "schwebt". Gefilmt am Wollenberg/Mittelhessen am 22.8.2010. Date: 22 August 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location 50° 52′ 50.57″ N, 8° 42′ 26.21″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 50.880714; 8.707281.
Dioctria cothurnata male, 2011-06-29
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Scarce Red-legged Robberfly (Dioctria cothurnata) male filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Deutsch: Dioctria cothurnata Männchen, gefilmt am 29.6.2011 in einem sumpfigen Quellbereich auf einer Wiese am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. ID: Danny Wolff. Date: 29 June 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 47.35″ N, 8° 42′ 27.48″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 50.879819; 8.707633.
Dioctria hyalipennis, 2011-06-23
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Robber fly (Dioctria hyalipennis) filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Deutsch: Dioctria hyalipennis gefilm am 23.6.2011 am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. ID: Danny Wolff. Date: 23 June 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 46.06″ N, 8° 42′ 39.51″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 50.879461; 8.710975.
Dioctria hyalipennis (cleaning)
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Robber fly (Dioctria hyalipennis) cleaning up itself. Filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. ID: Danny Wolff Deutsch: Dioctria hyalipennis putzt sich; gefilmt am Wollenberg/Mittelhessen am 1.8.2010. Date: 1 August 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 50.19″ N, 8° 42′ 27.19″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 50.880608; 8.707553.
Dioctria hyalipennis
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Robber fly (Dioctria hyalipennis). Location: Wollenberg (near Marburg), Hesse, Germany Deutsch: Dioctria hyalipennis, ungeschnittene Videosequenz; gefilmt am 10.7.2010 am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. Date: 10 July 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus.
Dioctria linearis - 2012-07-24
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Small Yellow-legged Robber Fly (Dioctria linearis) in herbaceous layer of a forest at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Deutsch: Dioctria linearis in der Krautschicht im Mischwald am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. Id: self. Confirmed by Dysmachus. Date: 24 July 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus.
Dioctria linearis hunting
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Small yellow-legged robberfly (Dioctria linearis) hunting. Filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany, ID: Danny Wolff. Deutsch: Dioctria linearis bei der Jagd; gefilmt am Wollenberg/Mittelhessen am 1.8.2010, ID: Danny Wolff. Date: 1 August 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 47.33″ N, 8° 42′ 38.34″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 50.879814; 8.710650.
Dioctria linearis, 2011-06-20
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Small Yellow-legged Robber Fly (Dioctria linearis) filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Deutsch: Dioctria linearis gefilmt am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen am 20.6.2011. ID: Danny Wolff. Date: 20 June 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 45.94″ N, 8° 42′ 40.49″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 50.879428; 8.711247.
Dioctria linearis - 2011-06-10
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Small Yellow-legged Robber Fly (Dioctria linearis) with prey filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse Germany. Deutsch: Dioctria linearis mit Beute gefilmt am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. Date: 10 June 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus.
Dioctria linearis, Wollenberg, Germany - 20100704
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Pristurus. Wikimedia Commons
Description: Deutsch: Dioctria linearis; gefilmt am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. ID: Benutzer:Danny Wolff. English: Small Yellow-legged Robber Fly (Dioctria linearis) filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Date: 4 July 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus.
Dioctria rufipes - 2012-05-11
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Common Red-legged Robberfly (Dioctria rufipes) with prey. Filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Deutsch: Dioctria rufipes mit Beute; gefilmt am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. Id: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer_Diskussion:Dysmachus#Raubfliegen_2012. Date: 11 May 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus.
Dioctria rufipes (2011-05-15)
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Common Red-legged Robberfly (Dioctria rufipes) filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany Deutsch: Dioctria rufipes, gefilmt am 15.5.2011 am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. Date: 15 May 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 45.74″ N, 8° 42′ 41.07″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth .
Dioctria rufipes mit Beute
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Common red-legged robberfly (Dioctria rufipes) with prey filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Deutsch: Dioctria rufipes mit Beute; gefilmt am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen am 23.5.2010. Date: 23 May 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 51.74″ N, 8° 41′ 50.51″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 50.881039; 8.697364. : This file was selected as the media of the day for 03 May 2012. It was captioned as follows: English: Robber fly (Dioctria rufipes) with prey. Other languages English: Robber fly (Dioctria rufipes) with prey.Македонски: Мува грабливка (Dioctria rufipes) со плен.Русский: Ктыри (Dioctria rufipes) с добычей.中文（简体）‎: 食虫虻 (Dioctria rufipes)与猎物.
Dioctria rufipes Balz, Wollenberg, Deutschland - 20110523
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Pristurus. Wikimedia Commons
Description: Deutsch: Balzverhalten von Dioctria rufipes; gefilmt am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. English: Courtship behavior of Dioctria rufipes. Filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Date: 23 May 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus.
RF Storchenschnabel
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: Deutsch: Dioctria rufipes saugt Tau; gefilmt am 26.5.2011 am Wollenberg/Mittelhessen. English: Common red-legged robberfly (Dioctria rufipes) drinks morning dew. Filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Date: 26 May 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 45.59″ N, 8° 41′ 41.09″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth .
Dioctria rufipes (eating)
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: English: Red-legged Robberfly (Dioctria rufipes) eating. Filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany Deutsch: Dioctria rufipes frisst; gefilmt am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen am 8.5.2011. Date: 8 May 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 45.74″ N, 8° 42′ 41.07″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth .
Dioctria rufipes ventral
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Pristurus Wikimedia Commons
Description: Deutsch: Dioctria rufipes gefilmt am 26.5.2011 am Wollenberg/Mittelhessen. English: Red-legged Robberfly (Dioctria rufipes) filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Date: 26 May 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 45.59″ N, 8° 41′ 41.09″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth .
Tolmerus cingulatus (weiblich) frisst, Wollenberg, Deutschland - 20100902
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Pristurus. Wikimedia Commons
Description: Deutsch: Weibliche Raubfliege (Tolmerus cingulatus) frisst eine Fliege. Das Tier sitzt dabei auf einem Löwenzahnblatt in einer Wiese. Gefilmt am Wollenberg, Mittelhessen. English: A female robber fly (Tolmerus cingulatus) sitting on a dandelion leaf and feeding on another fly. Filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany. Македонски: Граблива мува (Tolmerus cingulatus) како јаде мува. Date: 2 September 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 52′ 47.03″ N, 8° 42′ 31.12″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 50.879731; 8.708644. : This file was selected as the media of the day for 05 February 2011. It was captioned as follows: English: Female robber fly (Tolmerus cingulatus) Other languages English: Female robber fly (Tolmerus cingulatus)Македонски: Граблива мува (Tolmerus cingulatus) како јаде мува.
Tolmerus cingulatus (Zeitlupe), Burgwald, Deutschland - 20100807
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Pristurus. Wikimedia Commons
Description: Deutsch: Extreme Zeitlupenstudie zum Flug einer Raubfliege (Tolmerus cingulatus) mit Beute. Das ursprüngliche 50i Filmmaterial wurde mittels Avisynth auf 800p hochgerechnet und wird hier mit 25 Vollbildern/Sekunde wiedergegeben. Die Aufnahmen zeigen, dass die Fliege hier kurze "Sprungflüge" nutzt, um mittels aller Beinpaare ihre sehr kleine Beute neu zu fixieren. Gefilmt im Burgwald/Mittelhessen. English: Extreme slow-motion studies of a flying robber fly (Tolmerus cingulatus) with its prey. Original 50i material was interpolated by avisynth to 800p and then recoded to 25p. Location: Burgwald, Hesse, Germany. Date: 7 August 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus. Camera location50° 55′ 24.95″ N, 8° 47′ 10.89″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 50.923597; 8.786358.