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Mating Robber Flies - Proctacanthus gracilis - male - female
Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Mating Robber Flies - Proctacanthus gracilis - Male Female
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
June 18, 2004
This photo was taken at the Frenchman's Forest Natural Area. Looking through Giff Beaton's images, this could be a species of Proctocanthus.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 18 January, 2005 - 8:04am
Last updated 3 February, 2010 - 8:47am

Moved
Moved from Proctacanthus.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 3 February, 2010 - 8:47am

 
ID Info
This looks pretty different than the others shown. The original description seems off too.
… Steve Nanz, 25 February, 2017 - 3:20am

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