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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stenopogoninae » Stenopogon » Stenopogon breviusculus
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Dapper Robber - Stenopogon breviusculus - male
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Dapper Robber - Stenopogon breviusculus - Male
Riley Wilderness Park, Orange County, California, USA
June 21, 2006
The "vest" reminds me of early Sonny & Cher garb. These guys are a lot easier to shoot when they're dining.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 22 June, 2006 - 12:23am
Last updated 11 September, 2007 - 12:26pm

Ron, Dapper 'Sonny' here (
Ron,

Dapper 'Sonny' here (a male) is a Stenopogon - a large group with many Calif. species. Based on locality & vestiture, this Stenopogon seems to be S. breviusculus.

Eric Fisher
… Eric Fisher, 22 June, 2006 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

 
That does sound more dignfied than plain Sonny
Thanks loads, Eric, for the loftier cognomen. (Don't you love this site? Where else can you find "vestiture" and "cognomen" in two consecutive paragraphs? Well, maybe some legal website.)
… Ron Hemberger, 22 June, 2006 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

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