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Soldier Fly - Cerotainia
Copyright © 2004 Lew Scharpf

Soldier Fly - Cerotainia
Auburn 36830, Alabama, USA
November 17, 2004
Positive ID of this specimen would be appreciated. I am guessing it is a soldier fly
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Contributed by Lew Scharpf on 19 November, 2004 - 9:46pm
Last updated 14 June, 2005 - 5:23pm

Robber fly
No soldier fly but a robber fly. I have no further information to identity now, but, unless someone beats me to it, I will get beack to it.

Paul

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… Paul Beuk, 20 November, 2004 - 2:43am login or register to post comments

 
Cerotainia
Michael Thomas agrees that this is likely Cerotainia. The body looks amazingly like Atomosia but those antennae are way too fancy for Atomosia.
… Herschel Raney, 30 May, 2005 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

 
:-)
Well, then at least my books are good for something. ;-)

Paul

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… Paul Beuk, 31 May, 2005 - 4:28am login or register to post comments

 
resembles Cerotainia
From the shape of the antenna, with the very long first segment, I would hazard the guess of Cerotainia, a member of the subfamily Laphriinae.

Paul

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… Paul Beuk, 24 November, 2004 - 3:41am login or register to post comments

 
Robber Fly
Thanks Paul. It appears to me that the most common Robber Fly in our area is the one I photographed below earlier (thumbnail):



The present specimen is significantly smaller in size and of course has substantially different features. I had thought the thumbnail was Tolmerus spp. but now I am not sure. Will appreciate any further comments you have.
… Lew Scharpf, 20 November, 2004 - 7:10am login or register to post comments

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