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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stenopogoninae » Holopogon » Holopogon phaonotus (Holopogon phaeonotus)
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Robber Fly - Holopogon phaeonotus
Copyright © 2011 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Robber Fly - Holopogon phaeonotus
Anastasia State Park, St. Johns County, Florida, USA
April 17, 2011
Size: ~housefly
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 24 April, 2011 - 4:31pm
Last updated 26 April, 2011 - 9:23am

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 26 April, 2011 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 April, 2011 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

Wonderful
shot! You really captured the beauty of this creature.
… Diane Young, 24 April, 2011 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

 
This was taken with a 70-200
This was taken with a 70-200 f/2.8L IS II lens and a 2X Mark III teleconverter as well as a 580EX II flash. This was my first chance to try this combo on insects and it performed really well. I think this is now my preferred rig for the larger, flying insects. It's a little sharper and gives somewhat more magnification than my previous favorite, the 300mm f/4L + 1.4X.
… Elliotte Rusty Harold, 25 April, 2011 - 5:27am login or register to post comments

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