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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stenopogoninae » Echthodopa » Echthodopa formosa
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Orange Legged Robber - Echthodopa formosa - male
Copyright © 2010 Erick Adams

Orange Legged Robber - Echthodopa formosa - Male
Carolina , Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
May 29, 2010
Size: about 1 inch (2.54cm)
Found at Carolina Management Area (South) at around 10:30am, in full sun & perching only on the tallest plants in the grass of the field.
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Contributed by Erick Adams on 30 May, 2010 - 12:41pm
Last updated 15 July, 2010 - 12:16pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… John F. Carr, 10 June, 2010 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

Fairly
Sure this is a male Echthodopa. Which appears to be a new genus for Rhode Island.
… Herschel Raney, 10 June, 2010 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes: Echthodopa formosa, male
Yes: Echthodopa formosa, male. Nice capture!
… Eric Fisher, 10 June, 2010 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Hoozah!
It took a lot of chasing to get this. I had to get pretty close and he kept removing 15 to 20 feet at a time. I've never seen this species around here before. He's really nice looking.
… Erick Adams, 10 June, 2010 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 6 June, 2010 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

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