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Id help needed - robber fly - Ceraturgus cruciatus
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Id help needed - robber fly - Ceraturgus cruciatus
Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
August 2, 2014
Can this robber fly be identified down to the species level and sexed. Is there a basic way to sex flies ? Thanks for the help.

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Id help needed - robber fly - Ceraturgus cruciatus Id help needed - robber fly - Ceraturgus cruciatus Id help needed - robber fly - Ceraturgus cruciatus
Contributed by Henry Burton on 3 August, 2014 - 8:33am
Last updated 3 August, 2014 - 9:23pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 August, 2014 - 9:23pm

Indeed
Really nice shot of Certurgus cruciatus. Sexually dimorphic in color.
… Herschel Raney, 3 August, 2014 - 9:21pm

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Ceraturgus would be my guess:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 August, 2014 - 8:52am

 
Robber fly id.
Ken after your leed to Ceraturgus I went through the species and I believe this is a Ceraturgus cruciatus. If this is accurate this appears to be the first photo submit for Ohio. Thanks for the help Ken.
… Henry Burton, 3 August, 2014 - 2:52pm

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