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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Giant Robber Flies (Promachus) » Promachus albifacies
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Robber Fly - Promachus albifacies
Copyright © 2009 Jeff Babson

Robber Fly - Promachus albifacies
Madera Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 12, 2009
Size: Approx. 1 in.
Any thoughts on the genus to which this belongs? I photographed it in oak-juniper woodland in Madera Canyon.
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Contributed by Jeff Babson on 12 August, 2009 - 11:23pm
Last updated 21 November, 2009 - 11:53am

Moved
Moved from Giant Robber Flies.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 21 November, 2009 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Beatriz Moisset, 27 August, 2009 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

Promachus, possibly Promachus bastardii ?
Yours looks a little bit lighter, and Arizona isn't on the data map. It might be a different one.

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… Andrew Williams, 13 August, 2009 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much for your
Thank you very much for your help!
… Jeff Babson, 18 August, 2009 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

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