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Giant Robber Flies (Promachus)?? - Promachus rufipes
Copyright © 2008 bbjones

Giant Robber Flies (Promachus)?? - Promachus rufipes
Richmond, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
August 11, 2008
Size: Body over 1inch
If a robber fly lands on you should you leave it or get it off? I saw that if handled roughly they may bite. I'm not interested in having a robber fly bite me. It seemed very interested in me until it landed on my wrist and I shook it off. It's still around but not coming by me.

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Contributed by bbjones on 11 August, 2008 - 11:41am
Last updated 15 September, 2008 - 7:52am

Moved
Moved from Giant Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 15 September, 2008 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

I agree.
I agree with the genus ID. To the fly, you were a place to perch with a good view of potential prey flying by:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 August, 2008 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

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