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Asilid - Machimus formosus - male
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Asilid - Machimus formosus - Male
Santa Rita Experimental Range, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
September 3, 2017
At least one of these was found around a mammal burrow entrance.

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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 17 September, 2017 - 2:27pm
Last updated 19 September, 2017 - 5:53am

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Jeff Gruber, 19 September, 2017 - 5:53am

Machimus formosus male. Very
Machimus formosus male. Very nice! (Note: possible identification confusion with M. gilvipes, another mammal-burrow asilid. Types of these spp. must be studied for clarification.)
… Eric Fisher, 18 September, 2017 - 6:33pm

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