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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stenopogoninae » Holopogon » Holopogon snowi
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Holopogon snowi? - Holopogon snowi - male
Copyright © 2014 Greg W. Lasley

Holopogon snowi? - Holopogon snowi - Male
Hornsby Bend, Travis County, Texas, USA
April 21, 2011
Size: 7-8 mm tl
Thanks to Herschel Raney and Mike Thomas for being willing to examine photos of this robber in order to make an identification of this species. I do not find an entry on BG for the species, but it appears to be valid.
Eric Isley and I have other shots of these bugs at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/photonfreak/5641860506/
and
http://greglasley.com/nonBirds/holopogonsnowi.html
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Contributed by Greg W. Lasley on 22 October, 2014 - 9:16am
Last updated 5 November, 2014 - 8:55am

Moved
Moved from Holopogon.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 October, 2014 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

I agree with Greg, Herschel a
I agree with Greg, Herschel and Mike that this is the uncommon species Holopogon snowi (a male here). Beautiful photos Greg!
… Eric Fisher, 23 October, 2014 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric. Sure appreciate
Thanks Eric. Sure appreciate your help over the past years with some of these robbers.
… Greg W. Lasley, 23 October, 2014 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

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