Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stenopogoninae » Cyrtopogon
Photo#369538
Robber Fly - Cyrtopogon - female
Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Robber Fly - Cyrtopogon - Female
Near Gold Lake, Lakes Basin, Plumas National Forest, Sierra County, California, USA
June 29, 2007
Size: Head to abdomen ~12mm
Landed on my backpack in marshy area in montane coniferous forest at ~6670' elevation. I calculated the body length (from tip of abdomen to tip of head, not including antennae) by counting the number of fabric strands in a centimeter and correlating that to pixels using the measure tool in Photoshop.

Images of this individual: tag all
Robber Fly - Cyrtopogon - female Robber Fly - Cyrtopogon - female Robber Fly - Cyrtopogon - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 4 February, 2010 - 10:24pm
Last updated 7 February, 2010 - 2:17pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Aaron Schusteff, 7 February, 2010 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

Nice looking robber, Aaron!
Looks like it nabbed itself a leafhopper for lunch...
… Harsi S. Parker, 4 February, 2010 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Harsi
I couldn't tell what it was feeding on.

BTW, I've got another asilid coming right up... :-)
… Aaron Schusteff, 4 February, 2010 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact