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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Proctacanthella » Proctacanthella cacopiloga
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Robber Fly with prey - Proctacanthella cacopiloga - male
Copyright © 2015 Mark Swanson

Robber Fly with prey - Proctacanthella cacopiloga - Male
Lake County, Illinois, USA
July 19, 2015
Medium-sized Robber Fly with recently-caught Bee Fly. Efferia sp.?

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Robber Fly with prey - Proctacanthella cacopiloga - male Robber Fly with prey - Proctacanthella cacopiloga - male Robber Fly with prey - Proctacanthella cacopiloga - male Robber Fly with prey - Proctacanthella cacopiloga - male
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Contributed by Mark Swanson on 20 July, 2015 - 10:50pm
Last updated 27 July, 2015 - 7:51pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Robber Flies.
… v belov, 27 July, 2015 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

Male
and not Efferia. Appears it may be Proctacanthella. But tough shot.
… Herschel Raney, 21 July, 2015 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
I added a couple more shots (in case they might help).
… Mark Swanson, 21 July, 2015 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Still
think it is Proctacanthella and only cacopiliga known in your state.
… Herschel Raney, 22 July, 2015 - 6:33am login or register to post comments

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