giant prairie robber fly
(Microstylum morosum Loew, 1872)


Invasive Listing Sources


No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
Superfamily: Asiloidea
Family: Asilidae
Subfamily: Dasypogoninae
Tribe: Stenopogonini
Genus: Microstylum
Subject: Microstylum morosum Loew, 1872

Synonyms and Other Names


Other Common Names:
giant robber fly of Great Plains