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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Trigonomiminae » Holcocephala
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Fly Spp. - Holcocephala
Copyright © 2005 Ann C. Pettigrew

Fly Spp. - Holcocephala
Nixon County Park, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 3, 2005
Size: Approx. 7-8 mm

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Contributed by Ann C. Pettigrew on 31 August, 2005 - 11:16pm
Last updated 20 September, 2005 - 6:03am

Holcocephala
This is the robber Holcocephala. I don't know if it is fusca, calva or abdominalis. But lovely shots.
… Herschel Raney, 1 September, 2005 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

 
robber fly
Thanks a lot, Herschel. Just knowing the genus is a huge help. I appreciate your taking the time and thanks for the complement. Every time I go over to the park I try again to get a better picture but my autofocus wants to focus on everything but this tiny fly. I'll keep trying. Ann
… Ann C. Pettigrew, 1 September, 2005 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

 
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Yes, Holcos were made just to torture autofocus systems.
… Herschel Raney, 6 October, 2005 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

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