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Robber Fly - Asilus sericeus - male
Copyright © 2008 Steven Price

Robber Fly - Asilus sericeus - Male
Devens, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 10, 2008

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Robber Fly - Asilus sericeus - male Robber Fly - Asilus sericeus - male
Contributed by Steven Price on 14 July, 2008 - 10:38am
Last updated 28 June, 2020 - 1:11pm

Moved
Moved from Proctacanthus.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 2 February, 2010 - 4:34pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 2 November, 2009 - 11:37am

Hmm
Looks like a bigass robber for MA. Very Proctacanthoid. And a big Proctacanthus that I have not seen in MA may be P. nigriventris.
… Herschel Raney, 24 July, 2008 - 12:02pm

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