Eastern Twigsitter
Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)
Eastern Twigsitter: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/2594
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Heteropogon macerinus is an eastern representative of a genus that reaches its greatest diversity in the west and southwest. This late summer-fall species apparently favors forest edges, where it perches on branch tips at roughly eye level. It has an interesting courtship flight display (Norm Lavers' robber fly site).

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Heteropogon macerinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Heteropogon
Species:
H. macerinus
Binomial name
Heteropogon macerinus
(Walker, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Dasypogon macerinus Walker, 1849
  • Heteropogon gibbus Loew, 1866

Heteropogon macerinus is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Heteropogon macerinus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Heteropogon macerinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Heteropogon macerinus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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