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Asilid - Proctacanthus milbertii - female

Asilid - Proctacanthus milbertii - Female
Spring Green Preserve SNA, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
August 30, 2015
She was testing the sandy path with the end of her abdomen for a good ovipositing site. Eventually found one and dug her ovipositor in. High quality sandy oak barrens.

Proctacanthus milbertii?

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.

Certainly
the right genus and likely the right species.