Neomochtherus geniculatus is a species of fly in the robber fly family, Asilidae.
Distribution This species is present in Europe.Fauna europaea
Description Neomochtherus geniculatus can reach a body length of about .J.K. Lindsey Ecology of CommansterGalerie-insecteFritz Geller-Grimm Neomochtherus geniculatus at Robber flies of Germany These robber flies have a small facial gibbosity with a few bristles forming the mystax. Sternites are predominantly shiny. Femora are black. The widest point of the distinctly broadened hypopygium is in the middle.Robber flies of Germany - Identification key to the species of the Neomochtherus-group
Biology Adults can be found from May to September. Larvae feed on beetle larvae of the families Cetoniidae, Lucanidae and Melolonthidae, while adults prey on other flies.
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Geller-Grimm, F. (2011) Information on robber flies