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Robber fly - Diogmites neoternatus
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Robber fly - Diogmites neoternatus
Great Dismal Swamp, Suffolk County, Virginia, USA
August 11, 2007
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Contributed by tom murray on 22 August, 2007 - 8:12pm
Last updated 22 August, 2007 - 10:59pm

Moved
Judging by the amount of these pictures in the guide, I'd say this is a rather common species, but it was still new to me:-)
… tom murray, 22 August, 2007 - 10:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
They are a bugguide favorite and likely the most widespread Diogmites. Still great flies and often photogenic.
… Herschel Raney, 23 August, 2007 - 6:54am login or register to post comments

Diogmites
neoternatus.
… Herschel Raney, 22 August, 2007 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

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