Golden Goggle Eye
Holcocephala abdominalis (Say, 1823)
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This small species and the other members of this genus are inconspicuous until a search image is developed. Afterwards, they are often noted to be quite abundant. H. abdominalis prefers to perch on the tips of stems of vegetation, the ends of dead branches, and similar perches in fields and edge habitats.

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Difficult to separate from other species in genus. Please place unidentified Holcocephala photos here.

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Holcocephala abdominalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Holcocephala
Species:
H. abdominalis
Binomial name
Holcocephala abdominalis
(Say, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dasyopogon abdominalis Say, 1823
  • Dasypogon aeta Walker, 1849
  • Dasypogon laticeps Wulp, 1867
  • Discocephala rufiventris Macquart, 1838

Holcocephala abdominalis is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Holcocephala abdominalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ^ "Holcocephala abdominalis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ^ "Holcocephala abdominalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ^ "Holcocephala abdominalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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