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Dasylechia atrox
Copyright © 2011 Andrew Meeds

Dasylechia atrox
Ledges State Park, Boone County, Iowa, USA
July 31, 2011
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This one had taken a little trip in the river and was sitting in the sand, trying to dry off. Was happy to crawl onto my hand and let me move it out of the island in the middle and over to the far banks.
Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 31 July, 2011 - 11:46pm
Last updated 3 July, 2013 - 10:53pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ben Coulter, 3 July, 2013 - 10:44pm

From Dr. Stephen Bullington:
"That's it alright. As far as I know the photograph you linked to is the only one ever of a living D. atrox, at least that's public."
… Ben Coulter, 3 July, 2013 - 10:35pm

 
Oh, wow
I'll have to look back and see if I took any other pictures once I get back to the states.
… Andrew Meeds, 5 July, 2013 - 10:12pm

Moved
Moved from Bee-like Robber Flies.
… Ben Coulter, 2 July, 2013 - 12:32pm

Look closer
This isn't a Laphria, as the antennae are wrong, and the proboscis isn't visible. I think this is the very rare Dasylechia atrox. I'm checking with Bullington for confirmation. Do you have any more pics? Even marginal quality would be worth adding. There are no live photographs of this species.
… Ben Coulter, 2 July, 2013 - 12:31pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 21 June, 2013 - 3:21pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 22 June, 2012 - 1:14pm

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.

Well, I feel dumber than usual now. I thought something was off. Yeesh.
… Andrew Meeds, 1 August, 2011 - 10:16am

fly
Antennae give it away.
… Jeff Gruber, 1 August, 2011 - 10:15am

 
So is this a bee-like robber
So is this a bee-like robber fly? http://bugguide.net/node/view/5234/bgpage
… Moni Hayne, 15 February, 2012 - 7:38pm

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