Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
An Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/19/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/13/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/13/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Twigsitter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/13/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Twigsitter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/8/2021). (c) smiley beaver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An Eastern Twigsitter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). (c) Jewel Tomasula, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
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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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Heteropogon |
| Species: | H. macerinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heteropogon macerinus (Walker, 1849)
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| Synonyms | |
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Heteropogon macerinus is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Heteropogon macerinus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Heteropogon macerinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Heteropogon macerinus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- 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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