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Orange-legged robberfly

Dioctria oelandica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The orange-legged robberfly (Dioctria oelandica) is a species in the family Asilidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the orange-legged robberfly

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

Where does the orange-legged robberfly live?

Not recorded

Is the orange-legged robberfly 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 orange-legged robberfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyAsilidae
  6. genusDioctria
  7. SpeciesDioctria oelandica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Asilus oelandicus, Dioctria lugubris, Dioctrya oelandica, Sylvicola lugubris

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Sortvinget engrovflueDanish
  • Große HabichtsfliegeGerman
  • pensaspetokärpänenFinnish
  • svartvinget engrovflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZwartvlerkbladjagerDutch
  • svartvengja engrovflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Ястребница шведскаяRussian
  • ZwartvleugelbladjagerDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the orange-legged robberfly

Other species in the same genus Dioctria.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the orange-legged robberfly?

The orange-legged robberfly (Dioctria oelandica) belongs to the family Asilidae in the order Diptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Orange-legged robberfly (Dioctria oelandica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-legged-robberfly

MLA

“Orange-legged robberfly (Dioctria oelandica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-legged-robberfly.

BibTeX
@misc{orange_legged_robberfly_2026,
  title = {Orange-legged robberfly (Dioctria oelandica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-legged-robberfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}