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ID for a robber fly? - Stenopogon - male

ID for a robber fly? - Stenopogon - Male
Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 18, 2011
This robber fly was spotted in Spiny Redberry (Rhamnus crocea) at the Claremont Colleges' Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. Any information about its identify will be greatly appreciated.

This shot has the head and thorax in better focus.

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ID for a robber fly? - Stenopogon - male ID for a robber fly? - Stenopogon - male ID for a robber fly? - Stenopogon - male

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.

 
robber fly
apparently they range all the way up to Washington I just joined and added pics of one we saw on our deck. Have never seen them before I thought it was some kind of flying spider insect. simply Huge eating a BIG grasshopper. I posted 2 pics of mine before it flew away and it looks like yours.

Stenopogon sp., probably cali
Stenopogon sp., probably californiae; male.

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the ID! S. californiae must be the most common Robber Fly species at the field station. The vast majority of the robbers I've submitted from there turn out to be Stenopogon californiae or Stenopogon, probably S. californiae.

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