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Bee panther

Promachus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedinsects

The bee panther (Promachus rufipes) is a species in the family Asilidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the bee panther

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bee panther live?

Not recorded

Is the bee panther endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bee panther classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyAsilidae
  6. genusPromachus
  7. SpeciesPromachus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms Asilus rufipes

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Eastern lion flyEnglish
  • Red-footed cannibal flyEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bee panther

Other species in the same genus Promachus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bee panther?

The bee panther (Promachus rufipes) belongs to the family Asilidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bee panther (Promachus rufipes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bee-panther

MLA

“Bee panther (Promachus rufipes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bee-panther.

BibTeX
@misc{bee_panther_2026,
  title = {Bee panther (Promachus rufipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bee-panther},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}