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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stenopogoninae » Ospriocerus » Ospriocerus aeacus
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Black flying insect, red body - Ospriocerus aeacus - female
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Black flying insect, red body - Ospriocerus aeacus - Female
between Sedona and Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
September 3, 2017
Many thanks once again for ALL your help...Denise K.

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Black flying insect, red body - Ospriocerus aeacus - female Black flying insect, red body - Ospriocerus aeacus - female Black flying insect, red body - Ospriocerus aeacus - female
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Contributed by nature4me on 5 September, 2017 - 2:32pm
Last updated 5 September, 2017 - 4:23pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 5 September, 2017 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

Female
This looks like a female Ospriocerus aeacus. The males have more equipment visible on the abdomen tips.
… Bob Biagi, 5 September, 2017 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh, yes indeed. Didn't make t
Oh, yes indeed. Didn't make the connection to Robber Flies. We do have a lot of those...including the fuzzy ones with blue or green eyes. Thanks a bunch ! DK
… nature4me, 5 September, 2017 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

Robberfly
Seems to me a beautiful Robberfly, family Asilidae.
… Cor Zonneveld, 5 September, 2017 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

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