Scarce Red-legged Robberfly vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Dioctria cothurnata compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Scarce Red-legged Robberfly is Not Evaluated while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarce Red-legged Robberfly	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Diptera (แมลงวัน)	Diptera (แมลงวัน)
Family same	Asilidae	Asilidae
Genus same	Dioctria	Dioctria
Species	Dioctria cothurnata	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Scarce Red-legged Robberfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarce Red-legged Robberfly	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarce Red-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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