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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Dasypogoninae » Lestomyia
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Robber Flies - Lestomyia - male - female
Copyright © 2010 Tom Bentley

Robber Flies - Lestomyia - Male Female
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Culberson County, Texas, USA
April 11, 2010

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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 21 April, 2010 - 8:46am
Last updated 22 April, 2010 - 8:39am

Nice
Two species listed for neighboring New Mexico. Like Texas needed anymore genera. :>)
… Herschel Raney, 22 April, 2010 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lestomyia.
… Tom Bentley, 22 April, 2010 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Tom Bentley, 22 April, 2010 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

Very interesting Tom; I'm not
Very interesting Tom; I'm not sure what this is. Do you have more shots or crops you can provide? Thanks,

Eric
… Eric Fisher, 21 April, 2010 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

 
Hi Eric...unfortunately this
Hi Eric...unfortunately this is the only angle I got...a quick 3 shots and they were gone.
… Tom Bentley, 21 April, 2010 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

 
Tom, How about a crop of t
Tom,

How about a crop of the anterior half of each fly (one image each), so I can see more detail on the legs and head. Might be enough...

Eric
… Eric Fisher, 21 April, 2010 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent Tom! Definitely a L
Excellent Tom! Definitely a Lestomyia sp.; first record of the genus from Texas I believe. Unusual in that it lacks obvious red bands on the legs.
… Eric Fisher, 21 April, 2010 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric....great to hear
Thanks Eric....great to hear it is a first from Texas!
… Tom Bentley, 22 April, 2010 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

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