Small Yellow-legged Robberfly vs Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Dioctria linearis compared with Dioctria hyalipennis

Key Differences

• Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct while Stripe-Legged Robberfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
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 linearis	Dioctria hyalipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly and Stripe-Legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioctria.

Conservation Status

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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