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Robber Fly 04 - Diogmites discolor - male
Copyright © 2006 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

Robber Fly 04 - Diogmites discolor - Male
Gloster, Gloster Arboretum, Amite County, Mississippi, USA
July 14, 2006
Size: body length 19.8 mm.
We believe this is a Diogmites.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 17 July, 2006 - 9:20pm
Last updated 5 February, 2008 - 1:55pm

Diogmites
Surely this is D. discolor, though I have never captured one myself. Silver spotting and the dark abdominal base is probably enough. Very fine specimen.
… Herschel Raney, 17 July, 2006 - 10:02pm

 
Robber Fly ID
Thanks Herschel, it was exciting to find something that was clearly different from previous catches.
Gayle
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 29 July, 2006 - 8:35am

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