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Taracticus octopunctatus
Small Robber Fly. Fairly dark body with orangish legs. Green eyes, black antennae, thin light stripes on abdomen, dark pattern on thorax. No common name.
Suburban garden. Spotted hunting in the ornamental willow.
It's the smallest Robber Fly species I have seen in person. The Long-legged fly (the prey) is a very small fly so you can see just how petite this Robber is. I don't have much more info on this little guy except that they are seen mostly in the eastern USA.
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