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Robber Fly - Neoitamus orphne - female
Copyright © 2004 tom murray

Robber Fly - Neoitamus orphne - Female
Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 29, 2004
Herschel made this comment on my website. "I'm thinking Neoitamus orphne but I have not seen a female shot before."
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Contributed by tom murray on 5 October, 2005 - 7:21am
Last updated 16 November, 2009 - 12:32pm

Neo
Genus distinctive with the odd genitalia on the females and small size overall. I think N. flavofemoratus is an earlier species in my area. N orphne can be separated from N flavofemoratus by more blackened fore-femurs which are clearly shown in your shot. N flavofemoratus has orange fore-femurs beneath
… Herschel Raney, 5 October, 2005 - 7:54am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the explanation on what to look at, Herschel.
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