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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Hangingflies (Bittacidae) » Bittacus » Bittacus pilicornis
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Hangfly or Scorpion fly- predating another insect, 3 images - Bittacus pilicornis
Copyright © 2010 Kenneth E. Barnett

Hangfly or Scorpion fly- predating another insect, 3 images - Bittacus pilicornis
Wilton, Saratoga County, New York, USA
July 9, 2010
Size: 1.25 inches
Thorax

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Hangfly or Scorpion fly- predating another insect, 3 images - Bittacus pilicornis Hangfly or Scorpion fly- predating another insect, 3 images - Bittacus pilicornis Hangfly or Scorpion fly- predating another insect, 3 images - Bittacus pilicornis
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Contributed by Kenneth E. BARNETT on 9 July, 2010 - 11:03pm
Last updated 3 December, 2010 - 9:07pm

Moved
Moved from Bittacus strigosus.
… v belov, 3 December, 2010 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

ID correction
This is almost certainly Bittacus pilicornis.
… Joshua R. Jones, 3 December, 2010 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks again for setting me straight, Josh.
you're most helpful.
… v belov, 3 December, 2010 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

 
No worries.
You're welcome. I've been looking at a lot of these lately, very close up. We have a relatively good collection here at Texas A&M University. Some of these are very tough to identify, even with the existing keys.
… Joshua R. Jones, 3 December, 2010 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 22 July, 2010 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

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