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thought it was a dragonfly at first - Promachus rufipes
Copyright © 2009 Patrick Barclay

thought it was a dragonfly at first - Promachus rufipes
Lee County, North Carolina, USA
October 4, 2009
wasn't sure what this was. just curious.

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thought it was a dragonfly at first - Promachus rufipes thought it was a dragonfly at first - Promachus rufipes
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Contributed by Patrick Barclay on 4 October, 2009 - 9:49am
Last updated 1 November, 2009 - 3:57pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 1 November, 2009 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 7 October, 2009 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

it's a Robberfly
It might be in the Promachus genus "Giant Robberflies" I'm no expert in them, but I'm confident about the robberfly part.
… Andrew Williams, 4 October, 2009 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

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