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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Stenopogoninae
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Robber Fly
Copyright © 2012 Christopher Christie

Robber Fly
Balm Creek Reservoir; UTM 11T 0460965E 4980447N, Baker County, Oregon, USA
August 16, 2012
Proctacanthus sp.? Foraging on the lake shore between the water and the high water mark. Resting on piece of old cow pie. Aggressive towards odonata.
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Contributed by Christopher Christie on 17 August, 2012 - 1:13am
Last updated 24 September, 2012 - 5:29pm

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Stenopogon
This is a Stenopogon/Scleropogon (two closely related genera that I can't tell apart without looking under a microscope). Pretty fly; I've never seen them attack dragonflies but they're certainly big enough to try!
… Tristan McKnight, 17 August, 2012 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
Stenopogon
Thanks Tristan. It was buzzing two different Striped Meadowhawks, but only very quick interactions. Didn't seem like serious attempts at predation.
… Christopher Christie, 17 August, 2012 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

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