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Small Robber Fly - Holopogon phaeonotus
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Small Robber Fly - Holopogon phaeonotus
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
July 1, 2005
Size: 6mm

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Small Robber Fly - Holopogon phaeonotus Small Robber Fly - Holopogon phaeonotus
Contributed by tom murray on 2 July, 2005 - 10:43pm
Last updated 22 November, 2009 - 4:36pm

Moved
Moved from Holopogon phaonotus.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 22 November, 2009 - 4:36pm

Moved
Moved from Holopogon.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 22 November, 2009 - 4:35pm

Robber
Appears to be another Cyrtopogon. Though possibly Holopogon. Both are very small and hairy. Compare to the other Cyrtopogon shots here at bugguide.
… Herschel Raney, 3 July, 2005 - 7:33am

 
Holopogon
I'm going with Holopogon, because they are stem top perchers, and pictures on this web site were very similar.
: www.hr-rna.com/.../ Holopogon%20page.htm
… tom murray, 3 July, 2005 - 8:00am

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