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a robber-fly captured a beetle, grasshopper

Promachus yesonicus

Photo by HarumKoh
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Field Notes

Description:

23-30mm. very common.

Habitat:

food: insects.

Notes:

a roverfly captured a hornet in this webpage.
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/mfyym494/35938961.html

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Comments (5)
HarumKoh
thank you for advice, Mark Ridgway! my english is terrible. :)))
Mark Ridgway
Hi HarumKoh. Good find. "roverfly" = "Robber fly" and "very popular" = "very common" Thank you.

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