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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Giant Robber Flies (Promachus) » Red-footed Cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes)
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Robber Fly? - Promachus rufipes - female
Copyright © 2010 RMH111

Robber Fly? - Promachus rufipes - Female
Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
August 1, 2010
While I watched a hummingbird moth, it was snatched and held down on a leaf near me. It appeared that the predator was killing it, as the hummingbird moth struggled a bit. Is the killer a robber fly?
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Contributed by RMH111 on 2 August, 2010 - 7:04pm
Last updated 6 October, 2010 - 5:28pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 October, 2010 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

Female
Promachus rufipes.
… Herschel Raney, 6 October, 2010 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 August, 2010 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

Since I unlinked your images,
you may want to edit your remarks here (and perhaps add some to the photo of the Horse Fly).
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 August, 2010 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Edit?
I am not sure what I can add except that as I watched the hummingbird moth, it was snatched and held on a leaf in front of me. You have suggested that this is a robber fly, for which I thank you!
… RMH111, 2 August, 2010 - 7:32pm login or register to post comments

 
I meant
that you might want to delete the reference to the second photo (since it is no longer linked to this one).
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 August, 2010 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh!
Now I understand! Thanks!
… RMH111, 2 August, 2010 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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