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Unknown Guest - Promachus - Promachus
Copyright © 2009 digitalbysarah

Unknown Guest - Promachus - Promachus
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
August 17, 2009
Size: 2-2 ½ inches

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Contributed by digitalbysarah on 17 August, 2009 - 7:23pm
Last updated 2 November, 2009 - 11:09am

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
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… john and jane balaban, 6 September, 2009 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

it's a Robberfly, Family Asilidae
Here's one I found over the weekend that caught a wasp for dinner.

… Andrew Williams, 17 August, 2009 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

 
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