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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stichopogoninae » Stichopogon » Three-banded Robber Fly (Stichopogon trifasciatus)
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Flies at Mugu Marsh - Stichopogon trifasciatus
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Flies at Mugu Marsh - Stichopogon trifasciatus
Mugu Marsh, Ventura County, California, USA
July 31, 2017

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Contributed by tardigrades on 8 August, 2017 - 5:09pm
Last updated 15 February, 2018 - 2:08pm

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Robber fly
I believe it is a Stichopogon trifasciatus. It is interesting the variations and depth of color across the nation's populations of this fly (looking for images of "three banded robber fly"). I would love to watch the male mating ritual...Asilidae males are known for their mating rituals, so I have heard. And I believe, the larger of the two shown here, is the male.
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