Orange-legged Robberfly vs Violet Black-legged

Dioctria oelandica compared with Dioctria atricapilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-legged Robberfly	Violet Black-legged
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Diptera (Zweiflügler)	Diptera (Zweiflügler)
Family same	Asilidae	Asilidae
Genus same	Dioctria	Dioctria
Species	Dioctria oelandica	Dioctria atricapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-legged Robberfly and Violet Black-legged share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioctria.

Conservation Status

Orange-legged Robberfly

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Black-legged

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-legged Robberfly	Violet Black-legged
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Violet Black-legged

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden