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Mating Robber Flies

Posted by February 26th, 2010 at 8:34 pm

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Mating Robber Flies
February 26, 2010
Hi, WTB,
Mating Robber Flies.  Mid-July, 2009.  Foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains, southern Arizona, about 4,400′.  There are lots of Robbers around here, and I’m always glad to observe them.
Best,
Denny

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Mating Robber Flies

Hi Denny,
We believe these may be Neomochtherus californicus, a species of Robber Fly that is represented on BugGuide with a single series of three images, though we would need to defer to a Diptera expert, or better yet, a Asilid expert, for a conclusive identification.

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Robber Flies Mating

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