A Dusky Goggle Eye in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/26/2015).
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Status
Extremely similar to Holcocephala abdominalis. Dr. Eric Fisher is quoted on BugGuide here that he considers them to be separate species. Identification criteria are probably beyond the scope of this site. Some individuals appear to be intermediate. Probably utilizes grassy fields like abdominalis.
Relationships
Difficult to separate from other species in genus. Please place unidentified Holcocephala photos here.
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A Dusky Goggle Eye in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/26/2015).
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| Holcocephala fusca | |
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| H. fusca with prey | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Holcocephala |
| Species: | H. fusca
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| Binomial name | |
| Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
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Holcocephala fusca, the gnat ogre, is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Holcocephala fusca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Holcocephala fusca species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Holcocephala fusca". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Holcocephala fusca Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
External links
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