False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Slender-footed Robberfly

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Leptarthrus brevirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Asilidae	Asilidae
Genus same	Leptarthrus	Leptarthrus
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Leptarthrus brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Slender-footed Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Leptarthrus.

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Slender-footed Robberfly
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.

Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden