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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Machimus » Machimus occidentalis
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Robber - Machimus occidentalis - male
Copyright © 2008 Sean McCann

Robber - Machimus occidentalis - Male
Keremeos, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada
July 22, 2008
Size: 14mm

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 25 July, 2008 - 10:50am
Last updated 15 November, 2009 - 2:47pm

Moved
Moved from Machimus.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 15 November, 2009 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

This is Machimus occidentalis,
judging by the orange ring at the tip of the femur, and the orange ring at the base of the tibia.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 15 November, 2009 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 2 November, 2009 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

Beautiful
Male Machimus. M. occidentalis or erythrocnemius likely. Will recheck key at home.
… Herschel Raney, 25 July, 2008 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks!
… Sean McCann, 25 July, 2008 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

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