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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Megaphorus
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Robber fly - Megaphorus
Copyright © 2007 Jeff Gruber

Robber fly - Megaphorus
Chiricahua National Monument, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 11, 2007
Size: < 1 inch
Encountered at Bonita Creek Picnic Area just inside the park. Approximately 5200 feet elevation. I knew the flies were there from the previous day, but was having difficulty getting a pic until I found this little patch of vegetation near the stream. There were several individuals in this area.

The previous day I had also encountered one at a little parking area on Apache Pass Rd just west of Fort Bowie National Historic Site.

I believe it to be a Megaphorus of some kind.

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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 15 August, 2007 - 6:03pm
Last updated 20 August, 2007 - 11:48am

I agree
It is a Megaphorus species. And it may be one of the subspecies of frustra in the SW which I am not sure have been sorted out adequately. Looks more like the CA version but I will have Dr. Fisher check it out.

And what a fine shot. Everyone else can quit shooting these.
… Herschel Raney, 16 August, 2007 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

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