Coppery Sprite vs Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Dioctria hyalipennis

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Stripe-Legged Robberfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asilidae
Genus	Arielulus	Dioctria
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Dioctria hyalipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Sprite and Stripe-Legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.