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Gnat Ogres (Genus Holcocephala)

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aminalwatcher01

Date

August 7, 2020 03:25 PM EDT
Gnat Ogres - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
stevecollins's ID: Gnat Ogres (Genus Holcocephala)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Bee-mimic Robber Flies (Genus Laphria)

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dlkbartn57

Date

April 27, 2024 11:56 AM CDT
Bee-mimic Robber Flies - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved
stevecollins's ID: Bee-mimic Robber Flies (Genus Laphria)
Added on April 30, 2024
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fmmonk

Date

April 29, 2024 10:26 AM EDT
Neoitamus flavofemoratus - Photo (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
stevecollins's ID: Neoitamus flavofemoratus, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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marykeim

Date

April 26, 2024 10:12 AM EDT

Description

Tosohatchee WMA, Orange County, FL, April 2024. Bioblitz - City Nature Challenge.

Proctacanthus brevipennis - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved
stevecollins's ID: Proctacanthus brevipennis, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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polkcountymike

Date

April 28, 2024 08:25 AM EDT

Description

Lakeland Highlands Scrub

Proctacanthus brevipennis - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved
stevecollins's ID: Proctacanthus brevipennis, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Black-tailed Laphria (Laphria flavicollis)

Date

April 28, 2024 02:03 PM EDT
Black-tailed Laphria - Photo (c) Royal Tyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Royal Tyler
stevecollins's ID: Black-tailed Laphria (Laphria flavicollis)
Added on April 30, 2024
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denniskent

Date

April 29, 2024 11:07 AM EDT
Laphria saffrana - Photo (c) Paul Bedell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
stevecollins's ID: Laphria saffrana, a member of Bee-mimic Robber Flies (Genus Laphria)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Black-tailed Laphria (Laphria flavicollis)

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gmskupien

Date

April 29, 2024 12:04 PM EDT
Black-tailed Laphria - Photo (c) Royal Tyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Royal Tyler
stevecollins's ID: Black-tailed Laphria (Laphria flavicollis)
Added on April 30, 2024
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sc_beetles

Date

April 29, 2024 11:52 AM EDT
Lasiopogon schizopygus - Photo (c) Giff Beaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Giff Beaton
stevecollins's ID: Lasiopogon schizopygus, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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david275

Date

April 25, 2024 09:25 AM EDT
Proctacanthus fulviventris - Photo (c) Bob Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
stevecollins's ID: Proctacanthus fulviventris, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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tpalmer

Date

April 29, 2024 10:25 AM EDT
Megaphorus minutus - Photo (c) Patrick Coin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
stevecollins's ID: Megaphorus minutus, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Bee-mimic Robber Flies (Genus Laphria)

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rickowen

Date

April 27, 2024 01:37 PM EDT
Bee-mimic Robber Flies - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved
stevecollins's ID: Bee-mimic Robber Flies (Genus Laphria)
Added on April 30, 2024
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nature_hunter

Date

April 29, 2024 05:36 PM EDT
Laphria thoracica - Photo (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan J. Hewitt
stevecollins's ID: Laphria thoracica, a member of Bee-mimic Robber Flies (Genus Laphria)
Added on April 30, 2024
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rtklymlcoop

Date

April 29, 2024 08:59 AM EDT
Neoitamus flavofemoratus - Photo (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
stevecollins's ID: Neoitamus flavofemoratus, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Flies (Order Diptera)

Date

April 29, 2024 11:55 PM EDT
Crane Flies - Photo (c) Valter Jacinto, all rights reserved
stevecollins's ID: Crane Flies (Infraorder Tipulomorpha)
Added on April 30, 2024
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dboddiford

Date

April 28, 2024 02:50 PM EDT

Description

Private property.

Proctacanthus brevipennis - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved
stevecollins's ID: Proctacanthus brevipennis, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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dboddiford

Date

April 28, 2024 03:21 PM EDT

Description

Private property.

Laphria saffrana - Photo (c) Paul Bedell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
stevecollins's ID: Laphria saffrana, a member of Bee-mimic Robber Flies (Genus Laphria)
Added on April 30, 2024
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tristanmcknight

Date

April 21, 2015 03:19 PM MST

Description

Yeah, I know these pictures aren't really good enough to identify, but I figured it would be useful to share these just to get the species on the web-- this was the first time anyone had caught this species in decades! (I've since found them in another site.) You can't really see it here, but L. shermani have a reddish tint to their genitalia and their legs (tibiae, base of femur).

The L. shermani were up on the sandy / leaf littery forest trail and along a seep up there, well above the main river. Along the actual main river banks (both pure sand and rocky) you mostly got a different species (L. schizopygus).

TAM_705c. Specimens collected and sequenced.

Lasiopogon shermani - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steve Collins
stevecollins's ID: Lasiopogon shermani, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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lassine_doumbia

Date

July 21, 2023 09:11 AM EDT
Diogmites neoternatus - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
stevecollins's ID: Diogmites neoternatus, a member of Hanging-Thieves (Genus Diogmites)
Added on April 29, 2024
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jmcpeak111

Date

April 27, 2024 12:19 PM CDT
Ommatius - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Mirko Schoenitz
stevecollins's ID: Genus Ommatius, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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giffbeaton

Date

April 12, 2024 10:54 AM EDT

Description

First found at this location by @whatch11. Thanks Wes!

Lasiopogon shermani - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steve Collins
stevecollins's ID: Lasiopogon shermani, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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giffbeaton

Date

April 12, 2024 11:01 AM EDT
Lasiopogon shermani - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steve Collins
stevecollins's ID: Lasiopogon shermani, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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giffbeaton

Date

April 12, 2024 11:06 AM EDT
Lasiopogon shermani - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steve Collins
stevecollins's ID: Lasiopogon shermani, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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giffbeaton

Date

April 12, 2024 11:18 AM EDT
Lasiopogon shermani - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steve Collins
stevecollins's ID: Lasiopogon shermani, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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giffbeaton

Date

April 12, 2024 11:44 AM EDT
Lasiopogon shermani - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steve Collins
stevecollins's ID: Lasiopogon shermani, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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giffbeaton

Date

April 12, 2024 11:43 AM EDT
Lasiopogon shermani - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steve Collins
stevecollins's ID: Lasiopogon shermani, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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giffbeaton

Date

April 12, 2024 12:12 PM EDT

Description

Seemingly on territory on a rock in a small tributary.

Lasiopogon shermani - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steve Collins
stevecollins's ID: Lasiopogon shermani, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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tortlemcdumbdumb

Date

July 22, 2022 12:01 AM EDT
Diogmites neoternatus - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
stevecollins's ID: Diogmites neoternatus, a member of Hanging-Thieves (Genus Diogmites)
Added on April 29, 2024
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ebeobservations

Date

August 1, 2020 12:45 PM CDT

Place

IL, US (Google, OSM)
Diogmites neoternatus - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
stevecollins's ID: Diogmites neoternatus, a member of Hanging-Thieves (Genus Diogmites)
Added on April 29, 2024
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ldains

Date

July 31, 2022 07:45 PM EDT

Place

Ludington (Google, OSM)
Machimus - Photo (c) Marcello Consolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
stevecollins's ID: Genus Machimus, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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