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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Efferia » Anomala group (Efferia Anomala group) » Efferia triton
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Male, Promachus? - Efferia triton - male
Copyright © 2018 Salvador Vitanza

Male, Promachus? - Efferia triton - Male
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 4, 2018
Size: 27 mm
Found on rocks at the bottom of a ravine
Coordinates: 31.710437, -110.875538

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 7 July, 2018 - 12:30pm
Last updated 8 July, 2018 - 4:28pm

Moved
Moved from Efferia.
… Salvador Vitanza, 8 July, 2018 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Salvador Vitanza, 8 July, 2018 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

Efferia sp.
Note, Promachus males have much smaller end segments on the abdomens.
Check out the wing veins: ♂ Efferia triton
… Bob Biagi, 8 July, 2018 - 2:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, now I'm guessing
Efferia triton after Eric Fisher diagnosed as such the female that I caught nearby a couple of minutes earlier.
I plan to image his wing venation next week.
… Salvador Vitanza, 8 July, 2018 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes: confirmed as male of Eff
Yes: confirmed as male of Efferia triton.
… Eric Fisher, 8 July, 2018 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

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