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Robber Fly 03 - Diogmites platypterus - male
Copyright © 2006 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

Robber Fly 03 - Diogmites platypterus - Male
Baton Rouge, Hilltop Arboretum, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 8, 2006
Size: 20.7
We believe this is Diogmites Platypterus
Gayle

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Robber Fly 03 - Diogmites platypterus - male Robber Fly 03 - Diogmites platypterus - male Robber Fly 03 - Diogmites platypterus - male Robber Fly 03 - Diogmites platypterus - male Robber Fly 03 - Diogmites platypterus - male
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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 17 July, 2006 - 9:15pm
Last updated 5 February, 2008 - 1:53pm

Diogmites
D. platypterus. One of the finest wasp mimics out there as it hovers low in the grasses. Those wide and eongate black wings and overall black body are distinctive.
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