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Unsure - Proctacanthus milbertii - female
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Unsure - Proctacanthus milbertii - Female
Wild River State Park, Chisago County, Minnesota, USA
August 10, 2008
Looks female to me from the little I know. Two other individuals below look like the same species and were photographed 13 days later about 1/2 mile away (male left and female right).

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Unsure - Proctacanthus milbertii - female Unsure - Proctacanthus milbertii - female
Contributed by M Whalen on 25 July, 2009 - 12:22am
Last updated 28 July, 2009 - 10:59pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… M Whalen, 28 July, 2009 - 10:59pm

Yes
Female Proctacanthus. Likely same species as your males. And I can't make them into anything but P. milbertii.
… Herschel Raney, 28 July, 2009 - 10:14pm

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