False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Large False Serotine

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Large False Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asilidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Hesperoptenus
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.