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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Giant Robber Flies (Promachus) » Promachus bastardii
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Robber Fly - Promachus bastardii - male
Copyright © 2013 H Clenin

Robber Fly - Promachus bastardii - Male
Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
July 8, 2013
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Contributed by H Clenin on 9 July, 2013 - 10:12am
Last updated 15 January, 2019 - 7:33pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 11 July, 2013 - 6:51am login or register to post comments

In MO
This is a male P. bastardii.
… Herschel Raney, 11 July, 2013 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 July, 2013 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

Robber fly
This is in the genus Promachus. I can't tell for sure which species though.
… DeeDee, 9 July, 2013 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Anything that gets me closer helps! I looked at the Genus selections on here and got a little overwhelmed trying to decide.
… H Clenin, 9 July, 2013 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome!
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… DeeDee, 9 July, 2013 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

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