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Comantella sp.
About 1/2 inch (10-12 mm) in length, black, covered in dense hair.
Open fields, plains, prairies. This specimen was sitting on a curb near the very east end of Pikes Peak Ave. Nearby native habitat is severely degraded shortgrass prairie with sunflower, yucca, prickly-pear cacti, and scattered elm trees.
This is a cold-hardy robber fly that is most evident in late autumn. I saw another specimen around Thanksgiving day this year.
Spotted on Nov 1, 2011
Submitted on Nov 30, 2012
2 Comments
Great angle, Eric!
Fancy meeting you here Eric! Great spottings so far. Keep'em up!