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Common Name? - Promachus rufipes - male

Common Name? - Promachus rufipes - Male
Rehoboth, Delaware, USA
August 20, 2013

Thanks! I had a suspicion tha
Thanks! I had a suspicion that it wasn’t a wasp but a mimic.

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.

An eastern favorite
Still. Promachus rufipes. This is a male. It is commonly called the Red-legged Cannibalfly but this is inaccurate and there are no established common names for the robbers.

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Commonly called a "Robber Fly"
The experts should be able to narrow it right down to the species name for you.

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