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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Trigonomiminae » Holcocephala » Holcocephala abdominalis
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Robber Fly - Holcocephala abdominalis
Copyright © 2008 Chandra Little

Robber Fly - Holcocephala abdominalis
Pickerington Ponds, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
July 25, 2008
Can this be narrowed down any further than Holcocephala?
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Contributed by Chandra Little on 6 November, 2008 - 6:00pm
Last updated 7 November, 2008 - 7:32pm

Tricky
As per discussions under shots at that genus. Florida has three species. This is most likely H. abdominalis. Fine shot. People who have not seen these do not realize how tiny they are. Difficult to shoot.
… Herschel Raney, 7 November, 2008 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks very much for the help
Thanks very much for the help!
… Chandra Little, 7 November, 2008 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

not an ID...
Holocephala reallygreatpicturea?
… Sean McCann, 6 November, 2008 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you!
… Chandra Little, 7 November, 2008 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

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