Robber Fly - Diogmites esuriens

Moved

Moved from Hanging-thieves.

… Herschel Raney, 16 February, 2007 - 8:27pm

Moved

Moved from Robber Flies.

… Keith Bayless, 15 February, 2007 - 12:48am

Robber fly, waiting for the stage.

Nice shot! Wish I were an expert and could tell you more.

… Ron Hemberger, 21 September, 2006 - 9:58pm

Robber fly

Thanks, Ron -- it was a lot more specific than I could get!

… Elissa Malcohn, 21 September, 2006 - 10:41pm

robber

i do not remember which one... but it is something in the genus Diogmites.

… edward trammel, 21 September, 2006 - 11:14pm

Good call.

Reminds me of:

… Ron Hemberger, 21 September, 2006 - 11:41pm

I'm guessing esuriens

Thanks, all! I'm guessing Diogmites esuriens after looking at both that and Diogmites discolor, based on Herschel Raney's comment on Lynette Schimming's photo. Discolor doesn't seem to have the same detail on the thorax.

… Elissa Malcohn, 22 September, 2006 - 12:06pm