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Unnamed spotting

Description:

A dark red color with clear dark wings and six legs




1 species ID suggestions

Dragoon
Dragoon 7 months ago
Robber Fly
Ommatius wilcoxi

9 Comments

Argy Bee
Argy Bee 7 months ago

It's a robber fly !!

PaoloCo
PaoloCo 7 months ago

Maybe a dragonfly

Blake Hughes
Blake Hughes 7 months ago

No that's not what it look like face to face to face

Blake Hughes
Blake Hughes 7 months ago

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
Dragoon 7 months ago

http://www.critterzone.com/magazineresou...

Is this what you're describing?

Blake Hughes
Blake Hughes 7 months ago

Or something they were together by the stingers

Blake Hughes
Blake Hughes 7 months ago

It's two matting by the stingers I can't fix it because I cropped the picture

Dragoon
Dragoon 7 months ago

Judging by the back legs, thorax and abdomen, I concur with Aaron on it being a Robber Fly.

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 7 months ago

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?

Wilder, Kentucky, USA

Lat: 39.06, Long: -84.48

Spotted on Jul 27, 2012
Submitted on Nov 2, 2012

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