Large False Serotine vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Small Yellow-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	Hesperoptenus	Dioctria
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.