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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Megaphorus » Megaphorus clausicellus
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Megaphorus sp - Megaphorus clausicellus
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Schueman

Megaphorus sp - Megaphorus clausicellus
Kinder Farm Park, Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
July 12, 2008
Size: ~9mm
Found a few of these on stalks of tall grass in an open field along side mixed woods. Can these be separated by an image? Which or how many sp would I expect here in central Maryland? Thanks!
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Contributed by Stephen Schueman on 5 September, 2008 - 8:46pm
Last updated 9 September, 2008 - 7:52pm

Moved
Moved from Megaphorus.
… Stephen Schueman, 9 September, 2008 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

Megaphorus
State lists for robbers here:
http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Rfly%20pages/Robber%20Lists%20Main%20map.htm

You should have only M. clausicellus. See the fine specimen images from the Stricklands here on bugguide.
… Herschel Raney, 5 September, 2008 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

 
M. clausicellus
Thanks Herschel. Boy I need to explore your site even more, I didn't know you had state lists; that's great! As usual, I always check out the Strickland's awesome images. Also, in case you are keeping a list, I found a Taracticus octopunctatus on 07/12/08 mid-afternoon mixed woods near a pond. The images aren't very nice though so I haven't posted them.
… Stephen Schueman, 5 September, 2008 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Great shot of the live beast
And Taracticus are beauties. That was an expected species for your state.
… Herschel Raney, 6 September, 2008 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

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