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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Proctacanthella » Proctacanthella exquisita
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Robberfly - Proctacanthella exquisita - male
Copyright © 2009 Anthony Gould

Robberfly - Proctacanthella exquisita - Male
Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
May 10, 2009
Size: ~2.5cm

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Contributed by Anthony Gould on 10 May, 2009 - 11:42pm

Hi Anthony
I am managing the University of Arizona digital Insect collection. Would you allow us to use some of your AZ images with full reference to you, of course?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80674874@N02/collections/

best regards
Margarethe
… margarethe brummermann, 3 February, 2013 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

Spectacular!
What an "exquisite" pair of images:-) I am reasonably sure I imaged this species in Sabino Canyon recently. Can you please disclose how you came by the identification?
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 May, 2009 - 8:58am login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks Eric. I submitted an earlier photo for identification and it was Dr. Fisher's opinion that it was likely Proctacanthella exquisita.


Also his comments on this photo about P. exquisita's markings seem to match up along with a visual comparison of the dorsal shot I took.
… Anthony Gould, 11 May, 2009 - 10:42pm login or register to post comments

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