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Fly with prey? - Cerotainia macrocera
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Fly with prey? - Cerotainia macrocera
Geneva, Ontario County, New York, USA
July 15, 2007
Size: maybe 6 mm?
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Contributed by seorrell@gmail.com on 31 July, 2007 - 10:12am
Last updated 6 August, 2007 - 10:15am

Cerotainia
macrocera. Antenna are quite a bit longer than Atomosia.
… Herschel Raney, 5 August, 2007 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

 
That works
Thank you!
… seorrell@gmail.com, 6 August, 2007 - 10:14am login or register to post comments

Robber Fly
I would bet on genus Atomosia, see what you think.
… Adam Kesheimer, 2 August, 2007 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

 
I see what you mean, I think
The head is almost all eyes, and the thorax is very round, like other flies identified as Atomosia puella. And the form of the antennae is right too.
… seorrell@gmail.com, 2 August, 2007 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

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