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red abdomen robber fly - Ospriocerus abdominalis - male
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red abdomen robber fly - Ospriocerus abdominalis - Male
near Fort Apache, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
June 24, 2008

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red abdomen robber fly - Ospriocerus abdominalis - male red abdomen robber fly - Ospriocerus abdominalis - male
Contributed by tom murray on 5 July, 2008 - 6:31pm
Last updated 5 July, 2008 - 11:02pm

Eric
Thanks for the identification.
… tom murray, 5 July, 2008 - 11:02pm

Ospriocerus abdominalis (a male)
is the correct ID. This and Archilestris magnificus share the same mimetic, wasp-like coloration - hence the similarity (though head and antennae, among other characters, are quite different).
… Eric Fisher, 5 July, 2008 - 10:06pm

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