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Red-footed Cannibalfly - Promachus rufipes - female
Copyright © 2006 Gretchen Grammer

Red-footed Cannibalfly - Promachus rufipes - Female
North Fork Mountain, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
September 4, 2006
Size: ~3.5 cm
Need help with species identification. It is preying upon a bee--I think a yellow jacket.
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Contributed by Gretchen Grammer on 24 March, 2009 - 4:58pm
Last updated 25 March, 2009 - 12:31pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Robber Flies.
… Gretchen Grammer, 25 March, 2009 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

Female
P. rufipes.
… Herschel Raney, 25 March, 2009 - 10:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thank you for the ID help.
… Gretchen Grammer, 25 March, 2009 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

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