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Robber Fly eats Sulphur Butterfly

Posted by September 14th, 2008 at 5:28 pm

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Butterflies and Skippers, Robber Flies

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What is this bug?
This wasp looking thing was found stalking butterflies on the Mogollon Rim area of Northern Arizona around Payson
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Unknown Robber Fly eats Sulphur Butterfly

Unknown Robber Fly eats Sulphur Butterfly

This is some species of Robber Fly, but we have not been successful in locating a match on BugGuide.  The red wings are quite distinctive.  The prey is a Sulphur Butterfly.  We hope Eric Eaton can assist us in the identification of your Robber Fly.

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