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Promachus?  Species? - Promachus bastardii - male

Promachus? Species? - Promachus bastardii - Male
Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
May 25, 2012
Size: [i]ca.[/i] 3/4 inch
My niece and her main squeeze drug me up Stone Mountain on the hottest day of the year. Her boyfriend spotted this beauty attached firmly to niece's jeans.

Yellow hairs on fore tarsi = P. bastardii? http://www.windsofkansas.com/Basilidae/asilid.html

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Promachus?  Species? - Promachus bastardii - male Promachus?  Species? - Promachus bastardii - male Promachus?  Species? - Promachus bastardii - male

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.

Promachus
Definitely Promachus, I'm thinking P. bastardii as well. Wait for a more expert opinion though before moving to species.

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

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