Nicocles rufus

Williston, 1883

Nicocles rufus is a of robber fly in the Asilidae, first described by Williston in 1883. The species belongs to the Brachyrhopalinae and is placed in the Nicocles. As with other robber flies, it is a predatory insect. Available information about this species is limited, with only four observations documented on iNaturalist.

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How to pronounce Nicocles rufus: /niˈko.kle̯s ˈru.fus/

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Taxonomic placement

Placed in Brachyrhopalinae based on Catalogue of Life classification.

Data availability

This has minimal published documentation beyond taxonomic catalog entries. The four iNaturalist observations represent the primary accessible occurrence data.

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