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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Dasypogoninae » Saropogon » Saropogon luteus
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Red Robber? - Saropogon luteus
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Red Robber? - Saropogon luteus
Caspers Park, Orange County, California, USA
June 13, 2006
This is the only good image of several shots taken while the insect was feeding. What interested me was that, in two shots, the fly suspended itself from one leg while eating.
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 14 June, 2006 - 5:07pm
Last updated 19 July, 2009 - 9:54pm

Red Robber - Saropogon luteus
Ron - Good action shots of Saropogon luteus, a common early summer chaparral area robber fly in S. Calif. Many genera & species of Dasypogoninae (see photos of Diogmites in the guide)do the casual-looking 'one leg hang' while feeding.

Eric Fisher
… Eric Fisher, 15 June, 2006 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting
Apparently, they're not only strong but also have great balance.
… Ron Hemberger, 15 June, 2006 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

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