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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Dasypogoninae » Taracticus » Taracticus octopunctatus
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prey - Taracticus octopunctatus
Copyright © 2020 Doug Wechsler

prey - Taracticus octopunctatus
Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 14, 2020
Size: ~ 5 mm
being eaten by Eudioctria albius female. I would love to know at least what family the prey is in.
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Contributed by Doug Wechsler on 14 June, 2020 - 6:42pm
Last updated 15 July, 2020 - 10:47am

The predator is Laphria canis
The predator is Laphria canis complex, not Eudioctria.
… Chris Cohen, 15 July, 2020 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Chris Cohen, 15 July, 2020 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 14 July, 2020 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

Prey looks like another Asilid
Maybe something in this neighborhood:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 June, 2020 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

 
prey ID
Thanks Ken, that looks like a pretty good match, borders on cannibalism though :>)
… Doug Wechsler, 14 June, 2020 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

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