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Diogmites salutans
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Copyright © 2009
Tim Lethbridge
Hanging Thief -
Diogmites salutans
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Lake Placid - Archbold, Highlands County, Florida, USA
October 13, 2008
He was upside right, but I am thinking this matches a hanging thief?
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Contributed by
Tim Lethbridge
on 6 April, 2009 - 9:27pm
Last updated 8 April, 2009 - 8:10pm
Moved
Moved from
Hanging-thieves
.
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Tim Lethbridge
, 8 April, 2009 - 8:10pm
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Yes
Diogmites, properans or salutans, hard to see the top of the thorax here. Nice shot though.
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Herschel Raney
, 7 April, 2009 - 3:05pm
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Thanks
for the confirmation Herschel. I am adding a couple of lesser shots of different angles, in case those could be helpful to you.
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Tim Lethbridge
, 7 April, 2009 - 4:44pm
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With
Your other shots, I favor salutans. I don't know how variable that species is. Does not occur here. This is female and it appears they have much less abdominal marking than the males.
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Herschel Raney
, 8 April, 2009 - 11:17am
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hello
this looks like a robber fly.
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e. fosdick
, 7 April, 2009 - 12:32pm
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Thank you
Thank you.
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Tim Lethbridge
, 7 April, 2009 - 4:45pm
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