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Red-footed cannibal flies (mating)

Promachus rufipes

Description:

This pair of large robberflies were mating high up in one of our trees.

Habitat:

Semi rural

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

This it the actual orientation Ashish, though I angled the screen slightly to best fit them in. They were about 12' up on a small branch. They were previously on the trunk but took flight (still attached to each other!) as I was walking past. I don't know which one had to fly backwards!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Is picture in actual or rotated position..?

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jul 31, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

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