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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Proctacanthus » Proctacanthus fulviventris
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Robber Fly ovipositing - Proctacanthus fulviventris - female
Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Robber Fly ovipositing - Proctacanthus fulviventris - Female
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
September 29, 2005
Size: ~25 mm
Looks like the same species in this shot.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 5 October, 2005 - 10:59am
Last updated 2 June, 2009 - 4:27pm

Moved
Moved from Proctacanthus.
… Herschel Raney, 2 January, 2007 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

Proctacanthus
Definitely the right genus. And they are known for ovipositing in sandy soil and dipping half the abdomen in the sand to do it. Unfortunately Florida is rich in this genus. However, P. fulviventris is known for having a bright yellow facial hair coloration and has femurs and tibias contrasting with one black and the other red. That species is a GA FL specialty so I have never seen it. I am betting fair money that this is it.
… Herschel Raney, 5 October, 2005 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Herschel!
...you can see the markings on the legs in the other shot more clearly...here they are a bit dark overall, but there is still a reddish hue to the lower leg...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 5 October, 2005 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Procta
This is the female fulviventris. See the other shots that I am now working on sorting.
… Herschel Raney, 2 January, 2007 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

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