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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Giant Robber Flies (Promachus) » Promachus nigrialbus
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new to me - Promachus nigrialbus
Copyright © 2015 threecats

new to me - Promachus nigrialbus
Truth or Consequences, Far southern County, New Mexico, USA
May 21, 2015
Size: 1 1/2 inches
Saw these flying around and they landed and began mating. A bit hard to tell there are two.
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Contributed by threecats on 25 May, 2015 - 4:54pm
Last updated 13 June, 2015 - 5:01pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Ben Coulter, 13 June, 2015 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 12 June, 2015 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

Promachus nigrialbus
Looks like Promachus nigrialbus.
… Ben Coulter, 31 May, 2015 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm still looking for a pic o
I'm still looking for a pic of one with the red spots. Obviously one is male, one female..just not seeing a picture online yet with the red dots.
… threecats, 31 May, 2015 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Mites
It appears to have a mite infestation.
… Ben Coulter, 31 May, 2015 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah. Thanks Ben. Having never
Ah. Thanks Ben. Having never seen one it never dawned on me but thinking about it I see that very often with damselflies. Thanks! That answers it.
… threecats, 31 May, 2015 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

location data needs correction
reads "T or C, Far southern County..."
… v belov, 25 May, 2015 - 4:56pm login or register to post comments

 
location.
South of Truth or Consequences New Mexico
… threecats, 25 May, 2015 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

 
please make corrections in the form
… v belov, 31 May, 2015 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Done. Now can you ID it or no
Done. Now can you ID it or not?
… threecats, 31 May, 2015 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

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