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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Triorla » Triorla interrupta
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Robber Fly 11 - Triorla interrupta
Copyright © 2009 Lew Scharpf

Robber Fly 11 - Triorla interrupta
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
July 3, 2009
I believe this Robber Fly with grasshopper prey is Efferia sp. Is it possible from this photo to narrow it down to species?
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Contributed by Lew Scharpf on 3 July, 2009 - 2:57pm
Last updated 3 July, 2009 - 4:18pm

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… Harsi S. Parker, 3 July, 2009 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Triorla interrupta; great cap
Triorla interrupta; great capture -- by photographer & fly!
… Eric Fisher, 3 July, 2009 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

wow
Great shot! I've never seen a robber fly with prey bigger than it is! And the grasshopper almost has this bummed out look to it.
I don't know which one it is, but wanted to make note of the shot.
… Andrew Williams, 3 July, 2009 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree that this is an impressive sized meal...
...but this species seems to be capable of still greater feats:

… Harsi S. Parker, 3 July, 2009 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

 
That's amazing.
Wish I could find something like that to photo.
… Andrew Williams, 3 July, 2009 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

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