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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Proctacanthella » Proctacanthella cacopiloga
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brown robber fly - Proctacanthella cacopiloga
Copyright © 2005 Robin McLeod

brown robber fly - Proctacanthella cacopiloga
Karner Blue Sanctuary, Port Franks, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
July 31, 2004
Size: about 12 mm
In open sandy area with a few shrubs.

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brown robber fly - Proctacanthella cacopiloga brown robber fly - front - Proctacanthella cacopiloga
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 29 October, 2005 - 3:05pm
Last updated 16 November, 2009 - 9:03am

Thanks, you guys.
I see that the status of this species in Ontario is "S1" (critically imperiled).

Also, almost all Internet sources spell the specific epithet with 2 Os ("cacopiloga" or "cacopilogus" -- not "cacopiliga" as it currently is on BugGuide).
… Robin McLeod, 16 November, 2009 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Proctacanthella.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 16 November, 2009 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Asilinae.
… Herschel Raney, 11 November, 2009 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

Robber
Tough one. Proctacanthus body form. Odd genitalia. Certainly in the advanced robber group and may be in one of the other genera that are closely related to Machimus.
… Herschel Raney, 30 October, 2005 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

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