Andrenosoma Atra
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''Andrenosoma atra'' is a species of
fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...
belonging to the family
Asilidae The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive pre ...
. It is native to Europe.


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Asilidae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flies described in 1758 Asilomorph flies of Europe {{asilidae-stub