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brown robber fly
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

brown robber fly
Karner Blue Sanctuary, Port Franks, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
July 31, 2004
Size: about 12 mm
In open sandy area with a few shrubs.

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brown robber fly brown robber fly - front
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 29 October, 2005 - 3:05pm
Last updated 12 July, 2006 - 9:41pm

Robber
Tough one. Proctacanthus body form. Odd genitalia. Certainly in the advanced robber group and may be in one of the other genera that are closely related to Machimus.
… Herschel Raney, 30 October, 2005 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

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