No. #133 · Giants
Giant Robber Fly
Promachus hinei
Bees, Wasps & AntsGiants
Where to look
Regions
N. AmericaEurope
Habitats
meadows
When it is out
- ☀️ Active by day
- 📏 One of the giants: among the biggest in its group
Seasonal activity
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Peak is Jul–Aug.
Research-grade sightings worldwide, by month · Data: iNaturalist community observations
Life cycle
Complete metamorphosis
EggLarvaPupaAdult
Egg → larva → pupa → adult. The young look nothing like the adult and rebuild themselves inside a pupa.
Stage lengths vary by species and temperature, so we don’t print them.
Safety
Peeka gives a safety read on every identification. This species is not in our hand-checked list yet, so we do not print a level here.
Giant Robber Fly just checked in. The neighbors are curious.In Peekabug
Card #133 in the Giants set. Catch it with the camera and it checks into your Bug Hotel.
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