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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Dasypogoninae » Saropogon
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Robber Fly? - Saropogon
Copyright © 2012 Diane Wilson

Robber Fly? - Saropogon
Carrizo Canyon, Baca County, Colorado, USA
June 17, 2012
Size: abt 2 cm

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Contributed by Diane Wilson on 17 June, 2012 - 9:53pm
Last updated 26 June, 2012 - 2:51pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Brad Barnd, 26 June, 2012 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

Saropogon
I would guess that this is the female Saropogon combustus, especially given the male you shot at the same site.
… Tristan McKnight, 21 June, 2012 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks quite possible
I found a website that shows both male & female - they sure look close. Here is the website if you want to check it out:
http://www.opsu.edu/Academics/SciMathNurs/NaturalScience/PlantsInsectsOfGoodwell/asilidae/default.html
… Diane Wilson, 25 June, 2012 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 June, 2012 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

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