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Asilid - Machimus antimachus - male
Copyright © 2006 edward trammel

Asilid - Machimus antimachus - Male
buffalo national river, newton County, Arkansas, USA
July 28, 2006
Size: ~20mm
Contributed by edward trammel on 9 November, 2006 - 9:23pm
Last updated 16 February, 2007 - 8:10pm

Moved
Moved from Asilinae.
… Herschel Raney, 16 February, 2007 - 8:10pm

Robber
Norm thinks all these orange-legged Machimoids at the end of summer are Neomochtherus, a closely related genus to the Machimus. Not sure this isn't an M. antimachus now that I look back on it. Seems a bit too orangey and brown though.
… Herschel Raney, 10 November, 2006 - 10:26am

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