Promachus yesonicus

Promachus yesonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Promachus
Species: P. yesonicus
Binomial name
Promachus yesonicus
(Bigot, 1887)

Promachus yesonicus or shioya-abu (シオヤアブ) in Japanese is a species of robber fly found throughout Japan. Adults can reach 23–30 millimetres (0.9–1.2 in) in length.[1]

Promachus yesonicus in Tokyo

References

  1. (学研の図鑑)昆虫 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Gakken. 1986. p. 102. ISBN 4-05-102259-5.
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