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Robberfly - Promachus atrox -

Sycamore Canyon - Coronado National Forest, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
October 21, 2007

Contributed by Tom Bentley on 28 October, 2007 - 7:24pm
Last updated 29 September, 2020 - 9:30pm

Moved

Moved from possibly albifacies [temporary page].

… Tom Bentley, 29 September, 2020 - 9:30pm

Promachus

This is Promachus atrox. Nice shot!

… Tristan McKnight, 29 September, 2020 - 9:24pm

Moved

Moved from Giant Robber Flies.

… v belov, 28 November, 2010 - 1:39pm

Moved

Moved from Robber Flies.

… Tom Bentley, 29 October, 2007 - 7:46am

Female

Promachus species. Quite a group out there. May be albifacies but there are several species I have not seen out that way. And the keys are incomplete. It is not minisculus or giganteus or sackeni.

… Herschel Raney, 29 October, 2007 - 7:29am

thanks as always Herschel. W

thanks as always Herschel. We saw a ton of robbers in Arizona. Problem was that my target was butterflies so I often ignored them. next time

… Tom Bentley, 29 October, 2007 - 7:47am

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