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Indian Robberfly

Philodicus sp

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1 Species ID Suggestions

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Ashish
Ashish 11 years ago
Indian Robberfly
Philodicus sp http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/12(3)-507.pdf


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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Welcome..
I am not sure on Binomial ID but will keep hunting... Need to confirm with Corbett Foundation... what spotted in their NP and confirm ID from them.

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

This is typical abdominal shape of Female Robberfly...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae

MahendraKumar
MahendraKumar 11 years ago

@ashish Thanks for ID suggestion

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NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Mahendra, WOW! Good Job!

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Wooooww, stunning picture !!!!

MahendraKumar
MahendraKumar 11 years ago

@ashish No i have spotted this dragonfly at my college campus NITIE, Vihar lake

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

This is same one recorded in Corbett NP...
http://www.clubmahindrablog.com/corbett-...

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Do you spotted this in SGNP or Thane side..?

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Fantastic spotting Mahendra...
Lovely Robberfly with her lunch as a young Stink bug.

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MahendraKumar
Spotted by
MahendraKumar

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Jun 21, 2011
Submitted on Jun 19, 2012

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