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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Triorla » Triorla interrupta
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Who is this guy and what is he eating - Triorla interrupta
Copyright © 2010 Tom Rowland

Who is this guy and what is he eating - Triorla interrupta
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
June 26, 2010
Captured this image at Lake Henrettia, which is basically a retention pond. I was shooting dragonflies and noticed there was some action on the tar path around the lake.

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Who is this guy and what is he eating - Triorla interrupta Who is this guy and what is he eating - Triorla interrupta Who is this guy and what is he eating - Triorla interrupta
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Contributed by Tom Rowland on 26 June, 2010 - 12:38pm
Last updated 14 July, 2010 - 1:02pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 14 July, 2010 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Female
Triorla interrupta eating something close to Ischnura ramburii.
… Herschel Raney, 14 July, 2010 - 12:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 4 July, 2010 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

Thx
Thanks for both IDs
… Tom Rowland, 27 June, 2010 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

Damselfy is male, though
Ischnura ramburii
… john and jane balaban, 27 June, 2010 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

 
This post is a genuine gender-bender!
.
… Ron Hemberger, 27 June, 2010 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

yes...
..its actually a gal though Tom
… J. Anderson, 26 June, 2010 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

Robber fly eating damselfly
Robber Fly (familiy Asilidae) eating damselfly.
… John F. Carr, 26 June, 2010 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

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