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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Proctacanthus » Proctacanthus rufus
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Fly - unident - Proctacanthus rufus
Copyright © 2010 Rich Kelly

Fly - unident - Proctacanthus rufus
Floyd Bennett Field, Kings County, New York, USA
August 16, 2010
Size: 20-25 mm
A Robber Fly?
Found in open, sandy habitat.
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Contributed by Rich Kelly on 16 August, 2010 - 3:49pm
Last updated 6 July, 2022 - 10:45pm

Moved
Moved from Proctacanthus hinei.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 July, 2022 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

Proctacanthus rufus?
Given how small the genitalia look, and the far eastern locality here, I'd wager this is actually Proctacanthus rufus and not P. hinei.
… Tristan McKnight, 6 July, 2022 - 8:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 29 November, 2010 - 11:08am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID. I just sa
Thanks for the ID.
I just saw your interesting article in Birding.
… Rich Kelly, 29 November, 2010 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Robber Flies (Asilidae)
Moved from Flies.
… Steve Nanz, 4 November, 2010 - 4:24am login or register to post comments

pls move to the family for expert att'n
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… v belov, 3 November, 2010 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

Proctacanthus?
Take a look at photo I took at FB back in '05 here. Not sure it was correctly ID'd.
… Steve Nanz, 25 September, 2010 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Steve. I'm wondering
Thanks, Steve. I'm wondering about the distinct light rings on the abdomen of mine. I don't see that in the other images.
… Rich Kelly, 25 September, 2010 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 September, 2010 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

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