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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Dasypogoninae » Hanging-thieves (Diogmites)
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Hanging Thief Robber Fly - Diogmites
Copyright © 2014 Dave Rogers

Hanging Thief Robber Fly - Diogmites
Arbor Lake on north side of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
August 30, 2014
Size: 3/4 inch
A number of these hunting the salt flats around Arbor Lake. Either perching in the tall grass along the edges of the pans or right on the salty ground. Tiger beetle nipped at the heels of one attempting to chase it out of the neighborhood. I'm assuming a Diogmites species.
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Contributed by Dave Rogers on 3 September, 2014 - 6:56pm
Last updated 4 September, 2014 - 9:27pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 September, 2014 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

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three Diogmites known from NE and this has to be angustipennis though it is very different from my local angustipennis. On salt flats in NE this could be an unknown species. This is a female. Would need a male to send to Jeff to assess that possibility.
… Herschel Raney, 4 September, 2014 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Another
I did get a photo of another but I believe it is also a female. I can upload it if it would be helpful. Guess I will need to go back to get the male.
… Dave Rogers, 5 September, 2014 - 6:53am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 September, 2014 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

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