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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Machimus » Machimus occidentalis
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Moth Munchin' Robber Needs ID. Efferia, maybe? - Machimus occidentalis - male
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Moth Munchin' Robber Needs ID. Efferia, maybe? - Machimus occidentalis - Male
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
June 8, 2009

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Moth Munchin' Robber Needs ID. Efferia, maybe? - Machimus occidentalis - male Moth Munchin' Robber Needs ID. Efferia, maybe? - Machimus occidentalis - male Moth Munchin' Robber Needs ID. Efferia, maybe? - Machimus occidentalis - male
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 8 June, 2009 - 9:39pm
Last updated 17 October, 2018 - 6:15pm

Moved
Moved from Machimus.
… Ron Hemberger, 14 June, 2009 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 10 June, 2009 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Ron, this is Machimus occiden
Ron, this is Machimus occidentalis -- the most common robber fly species along the coast and in low to mid - elevation montane areas of California.
… Eric Fisher, 14 June, 2009 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Great. Thanks much, Eric.
Exactly where I found it. It's the first one I've seen. (Seems typical that the most common flies are the least photographed.)
… Ron Hemberger, 14 June, 2009 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

Definitely not Efferia
But Asilinae and in the Machimus genera relations. Ahhh the trials of California.
… Herschel Raney, 10 June, 2009 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Knowing what I don't know helps me know what I'll know
In short, thanks, Herschel.
… Ron Hemberger, 10 June, 2009 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

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How long is this fly?
… roar, 9 June, 2009 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

 
Guess 15mm
But I'm notoriously bad with size
… Ron Hemberger, 9 June, 2009 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

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