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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Dance Flies (Empididae) » Empidinae
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Robber Fly ID Please? - female
Copyright © 2006 bugguy91

Robber Fly ID Please? - Female
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 29, 2006
Size: 1/4inch maybe larger
First time I've seen this robber fly species, first of the season that I've noticed as well.

Looks "bloated" so I'm thinking female ?

Taken at Tyler Arboretum (my favorite place, the overall diversity here is amazing)

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Robber Fly ID Please? - female Robber Fly ID Please? - female Robber Fly ID Please? - female
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Contributed by bugguy91 on 30 April, 2006 - 7:18am
Last updated 18 July, 2013 - 9:47pm

Moved
Moved from Dance Flies.
… John F. Carr, 18 July, 2013 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

Empididae: probably Empis sp.
Empididae: probably Empis sp.
… Norm Woodley, 24 May, 2006 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

Empididae
This is indeed a female, but not of a robber fly - it is a dance or ballon fly (Empididae). They prey, like robber flies, on smaller insects.
… Martin Hauser, 30 April, 2006 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

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