---
title: "Eastern Lion Fly"
description: "Promachus rufipes — Insecten en spinnen. Promachus rufipes, known generally as the red-footed cannibalfly or bee panther, is a species of robber fly (insects in the family Asilidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eastern-lion-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Lion Fly

> Promachus rufipes — Insecten en spinnen. Promachus rufipes, known generally as the red-footed cannibalfly or bee panther, is a species of robber fly (insects in the family Asilidae).

- Scientific name: *Promachus rufipes*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11201
- Wikidata: [Q10808975](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10808975)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61651](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61651)

## Names

- en: Eastern Lion Fly

## Countries with the most observations

US (10504)

## Summary

Promachus rufipes, known generally as the red-footed cannibalfly or bee panther, is a species of robber fly (insects in the family Asilidae).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promachus_rufipes

## Photo

![Eastern Lion Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-lion-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: kcthetc1 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171618810

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-lion-fly?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).