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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae)
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Short-bodied, striped Robber Fly
Copyright © 2017 Carol Davis

Short-bodied, striped Robber Fly
Mercur Canyon, Tooele County, Utah, USA
June 18, 2017

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Contributed by Carol Davis on 30 October, 2017 - 10:18pm

? Not sure what this is Carol
? Not sure what this is Caroll: do you have any more shots? With metallic hints on legs & thorax, looks similar to Sintoria but prob. not that (would have to be n. sp., as spots are all different.); Sintoria also have lots of silky-white hairs on legs -- none here.

Also thought of Holopogon sapphirus female (metallic colors) but legs look 'wrong'; spots along lower edge of abdomen larger too (but then this female is fully fed, with expanded abdomen).

Even looks possible that fore tibia has a claw, small spur, at apex; this most likely makes it a Cophura then... Very interesting, but still too many questions for ID.

Cheers,

Eric
… Eric Fisher, 2 November, 2017 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Another angle...
This is the only other angle I have and it shows a little more of the underside. Maybe it shows more of the leg. Sorry I can't be of much help. The little devil didn't hang around for me to get closer.
… Carol Davis, 2 November, 2017 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Still a mystery; thanks Carol
Still a mystery; thanks Carol! Good luck on finding more...

Cheers, Eric.
… Eric Fisher, 3 November, 2017 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

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