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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stenopogoninae » Archilestris » Archilestris magnificus
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Robber Fly (Archilestris magnificus) eating Red Rock Skimmer (Paltothemis lineatipes) - Archilestris magnificus
Copyright © 2008 Robert A. Behrstock

Robber Fly (Archilestris magnificus) eating Red Rock Skimmer (Paltothemis lineatipes) - Archilestris magnificus
W of Hwy. 92, Hereford, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 29, 2008
Back yard garden, 5010' elev. Grassland/oak interface.
The robber fly is regular in the yard. The dragonfly-a stream species-is rare in the yard as we are some distance from running water. The robber fly is hanging from the leaf of a yucca.
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Contributed by Robert A. Behrstock on 29 September, 2008 - 2:46pm

Great shot!
I'd been wondering if they could tackle large prey like dragonflies- now I know!
… Anthony Gould, 8 January, 2009 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

I am happy
To have Laphria saffrana, Laphria affinis and Diogmites angustipennis in the yard. But I would trade them for these robbers.
… Herschel Raney, 29 September, 2008 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

Fantastic!
Fantastic!
… Eric Fisher, 29 September, 2008 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

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sooooooooooooo cool!
… Matt Edmonds, 29 September, 2008 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

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