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Diogmites discolor
Photo#64710
Copyright © 2006
Gayle and Jeanell Strickland
Robber Fly 04 -
Diogmites discolor
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Gloster, Gloster Arboretum, Amite County, Mississippi, USA
July 14, 2006
Size: body length 19.8 mm.
We believe this is a Diogmites.
Gayle
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Contributed by
Gayle and Jeanell Strickland
on 17 July, 2006 - 9:20pm
Last updated 5 February, 2008 - 1:55pm
Diogmites
Surely this is D. discolor, though I have never captured one myself. Silver spotting and the dark abdominal base is probably enough. Very fine specimen.
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Herschel Raney
, 17 July, 2006 - 10:02pm
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Robber Fly ID
Thanks Herschel, it was exciting to find something that was clearly different from previous catches.
Gayle
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Gayle and Jeanell Strickland
, 29 July, 2006 - 8:35am
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