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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stenopogoninae » Nannocyrtopogon » Nannocyrtopogon irvinei
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Small robber fly needs ID - Nannocyrtopogon irvinei
Copyright © 2010 Ron Hemberger

Small robber fly needs ID - Nannocyrtopogon irvinei
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
May 25, 2010
Images are probably of two different individuals, which were alternating positions atop a rail fence.

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Small robber fly needs ID - Nannocyrtopogon irvinei Small robber fly needs ID - Nannocyrtopogon irvinei Small robber fly needs ID - Nannocyrtopogon irvinei Small robber fly needs ID - Nannocyrtopogon irvinei Small robber fly needs ID - Nannocyrtopogon irvinei
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 27 May, 2010 - 6:22pm
Last updated 28 May, 2010 - 11:42am

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.

Congrats, Ron! Thanks for making the ID, Eric!
… Harsi S. Parker, 28 May, 2010 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

Great! Nannocyrtopogon irvine
Great! Nannocyrtopogon irvinei Ron. The male face has large bumps and a wavy ridge along the edge, which are covered with a velvety tomentum (reflection of ridge can be seen in fly #4). I'll try to submit a high-mag photo of the head of a preserved specimen later.

Thanks, Eric
… Eric Fisher, 28 May, 2010 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

 
Yay! And it's named after my town!
I'd love to see that face shot, particularly after seeing the one you posted for Harsi.
… Ron Hemberger, 28 May, 2010 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

Definitely a Nannocyrtopogon
Definitely a Nannocyrtopogon Ron; I need a bit more magnification of the head to try to get to species.
… Eric Fisher, 28 May, 2010 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

 
Wonderful, Eric
I'll email the files to you. Separately, I'll try for a reshoot this weekend, but doubt I can get much closer.
… Ron Hemberger, 28 May, 2010 - 12:16am login or register to post comments

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