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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Giant Robber Flies (Promachus) » Red-footed Cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes)
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What species of robber fly is this? - Promachus rufipes - male
Copyright © 2012 aphid

What species of robber fly is this? - Promachus rufipes - Male
Fairborn, Clark County, Ohio, USA
August 21, 2010
What species of robber fly is this?

I found a number of robber flies in the Guide that seem similar, but nothing that really stands out to me.
Thank you for any help or suggestions.
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Contributed by aphid on 30 January, 2012 - 9:39pm
Last updated 21 August, 2018 - 7:16pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Robber Flies.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 9 April, 2012 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 February, 2012 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

Promachus
I'd call it Promachus cf. rufipes. It's either P. rufipes or P. vertebratus (because of the tiger-striped abdomen and two-toned legs) and they both have records in OH, but I'd lean toward P. rufipes because the colors are a little more vivid.
… Tristan McKnight, 8 February, 2012 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

Cropped and moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.

Please crop your pics to "just the bug." Only you and the editors can see the full-size image. Everyone else is left looking at a little fly in a lot of unnecessary background. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 January, 2012 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

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