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Photo by Blake Hughes
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Field Notes

Description:

A dark red color with clear dark wings and six legs

Species ID Suggestions

Robber Fly

Ommatius wilcoxi
Dragoon
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Comments (9)
Blake Hughes
No that's not what it look like face to face to face
Blake Hughes
It won't let me go to your link am just doing this for class so if its a robber fly could you please give me the scientific name and describe
Dragoon
http://www.critterzone.com/magazineresource/robber-fly/AWIN08200622-034-robber-flies-mating.jpg Is this what you're describing?
Blake Hughes
Or something they were together by the stingers
Blake Hughes
It's two matting by the stingers I can't fix it because I cropped the picture
Dragoon
Judging by the back legs, thorax and abdomen, I concur with Aaron on it being a Robber Fly.
Aaron_G
Hi there. I can't see this one too well, but it looks like it could be a robber fly and not a hornet. Do you have any other images?
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PublishedNovember 2, 2012

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