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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Giant Robber Flies (Promachus) » Promachus hinei
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Robber Fly vs. Wasp - Promachus hinei
Copyright © 2010 sleepysyrup

Robber Fly vs. Wasp - Promachus hinei
Near Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
July 27, 2010
Size: 35-40mm
I found this critter clinging to my filthy kitchen window, enjoying a snack.
Anybody care to get more specific on predator and/or prey?
Promachus vertebratus, perhaps?
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Contributed by sleepysyrup on 27 July, 2010 - 1:19pm
Last updated 1 April, 2020 - 9:17pm

Dark red leg coloration is cl
Dark red leg coloration is closer to hinei IMO, but this specimen is in a putative hybrid zone between the two species which complicates things.
… Chris Cohen, 1 April, 2020 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Red-footed Cannibalfly.
… Chris Cohen, 1 April, 2020 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Giant Robber Flies.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 16 June, 2011 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… John R. Maxwell, 17 November, 2010 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

Promachus
female. And they will eat anything.
… Herschel Raney, 6 October, 2010 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 10 August, 2010 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

The prey is
either Polistes carolina or Polistes perplexus, they're closely related and can only be told apart by their "Cheeks". ^_^ I've never seen a robber attack a wasp before, that's kind of neat! Cool picture!
… Breanna Lyle, 27 July, 2010 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

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