Subject: Possible Hymenoptera?
Geographic location of the bug: Greene county, MO
Date: 07/11/2018
Time: 07:03 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: My mom sent these pictures and I’m not sure what it is.
How you want your letter signed: Jenny Parsons
Dear Jenny,
This is a Giant Robber Fly in the genus Promachus, possibly a Red Footed Cannibalfly, not a Hymenopteran. Giant Robber Flies prey on large flying insects, frequently eating wasps and bees.