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Asilidae, possibly Ospriocerus - Ospriocerus
Copyright © 2004 Lee Elliott

Asilidae, possibly Ospriocerus - Ospriocerus
Near Pecos River, Terrell County, Texas, USA
May 17, 2004
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Contributed by Lee Elliott on 20 November, 2006 - 6:05am
Last updated 16 February, 2007 - 4:30pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 16 February, 2007 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

Lovely robber
Very likely a member of the genus Ospriocerus. Texas has about 13 of these. Those elongate and notched antenna are helpful and I get the impression several of the species have this black and red color combination. These do strongly resemble Mydas flies. Though that may be because both strongly mimic something else entirely.
… Herschel Raney, 20 November, 2006 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

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