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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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Predatory bug found along the sound in Northern Outer Banks - Proctacanthus rufus
Copyright © 2011 bcooksey

Predatory bug found along the sound in Northern Outer Banks - Proctacanthus rufus
Nags Head, Dare County, North Carolina, USA
June 8, 2011
Size: 1.25 to 2 inches

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Predatory bug found along the sound in Northern Outer Banks - Proctacanthus rufus Predatory bug found along the sound in Northern Outer Banks - Proctacanthus rufus
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Contributed by bcooksey on 17 June, 2011 - 11:47am
Last updated 28 February, 2012 - 2:36pm

Moved
Moved from Proctacanthus.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 28 February, 2012 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

P. rufus
sounds good
… norman and cheryl lavers, 28 February, 2012 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 21 June, 2011 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Please wait for an expert to comment on the images here.
… John R. Maxwell, 17 June, 2011 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

 
ID
Okay, I actually started searching through this site, and I think that I've identified it as Proctacanthus rufus
… bcooksey, 17 June, 2011 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

Robber Fly of some kind
You'll improve your chances for a more specific ID if you crop your pic as close to the subject as possible ("just the bug" is ideal). Only you and the editors can see the full-size image. Everyone else if left looking at a tiny bug in a big background. :)

You can click on "edit" and upload a cropped version if it's available. It will replace the current pic.

Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 June, 2011 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

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