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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Giant Robber Flies (Promachus) » Red-footed Cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes)
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Anybody know what this is? - Promachus rufipes - male
Copyright © 2008 Pogogirl

Anybody know what this is? - Promachus rufipes - Male
Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
June 28, 2008
Size: Approximately 1.5 inches
Found this on our deck this morning. Its body is quite narrow and elongated (doesn't show up well in this picture). Thanks for any help IDing it.

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Anybody know what this is? - Promachus rufipes - male Anybody know what this is? - Promachus rufipes - male
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Contributed by Pogogirl on 28 June, 2008 - 9:23am
Last updated 5 August, 2020 - 10:51am

Promachus
In the guide here.
… Stephen Schueman, 28 June, 2008 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

 
Promachus rufipes
In particular, this is Promachus rufipes, one of the more prominent robber flies in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill-Cary area. Compare, for instance:
… Cotinis, 28 June, 2008 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

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