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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Dasypogoninae » Hanging-thieves (Diogmites) » Diogmites properans
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Need exact species of Robberfly - Diogmites properans
Copyright © 2004 Ronald P. Gaubert

Need exact species of Robberfly - Diogmites properans
Prairieville, South Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 1, 2004
Size: 1"
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Contributed by Ronald P. Gaubert on 8 January, 2005 - 10:57pm
Last updated 16 February, 2007 - 8:36pm

Moved
Moved from Hanging-thieves.
… Herschel Raney, 16 February, 2007 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

Diogmites
This Louisiana shot by Ronald (please go visit his website) stopped my breath. I told him that I shoot alot of robbers but his several Diogmites shots made me want to weap.

This is likely Diogmites properans from the abdomen and the partial view of the dorsal thorax. Location helps as well. These are magnificent flies. Ronald's shot does this one justice.
… Herschel Raney, 6 June, 2005 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

Outstanding!
Great detail, Ronald. Were you able to get an ID from Tony's suggestion? Eric, here's one for your photo contest!
… john and jane balaban, 18 January, 2005 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Diogmites sp?
I am totally guessing here, but it does look similar to these shots here on the site...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 9 January, 2005 - 8:01am login or register to post comments

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