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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Proctacanthus
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possibly a Proctacanthus? - Proctacanthus - male
Copyright © 2007 Jack Connor

possibly a Proctacanthus? - Proctacanthus - Male
Parker Preserve (near Chatsworth), Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
July 13, 2007
Looking through Eric E's Field Guide to Insects of NA and then browsing through the pix on line here, I am wondering if this robber fly might be in the genus, Proctacanthus. Seemed large when photo'd, on a sandy dry trail edge of pine woods.
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Contributed by Jack Connor on 18 July, 2007 - 3:11pm
Last updated 18 July, 2007 - 6:49pm

Yes
On the genus. Tougher call on the species. That is a very pale preterminal segment. May be a species I have not seen. Something close to P duryii but not quite the same.
… Herschel Raney, 18 July, 2007 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Herschel,
Thank you very much for the prompt and helpful response.

I am grateful for all the info and help you provide so many BG'ers.

Jack
… Jack Connor, 18 July, 2007 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

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