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a robber-fly captured a beetle, grasshopper

Promachus yesonicus

Description:

23-30mm. very common.

Habitat:

food: insects.

Notes:

a roverfly captured a hornet in this webpage. http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/mfyym494/359389...

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5 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

:) Very good photos. :)

HarumKoh
HarumKoh 10 years ago

thank you for advice, Mark Ridgway! my english is terrible. :)))

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Hi HarumKoh. Good find.
"roverfly" = "Robber fly"
and "very popular" = "very common"
Thank you.

HarumKoh
HarumKoh 10 years ago

thank you!

injica
injica 10 years ago

Perfect capture!

HarumKoh
Spotted by
HarumKoh

近畿 (Kinki Region), Japan

Spotted on Jul 18, 2013
Submitted on Jul 18, 2013

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