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Killer fly

Leptogaster sp.

Description:

Asilidae:Leptogastrinae

Habitat:

Urbanized area

Notes:

Id: http://www.insetologia.com.br/2015/12/mo...

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7 Comments

TamaraMiranda
TamaraMiranda 8 years ago

Hannah and Sergio: Good news! This cute fly was identified as Leptogaster sp.! Thank you for the suggestions! :D

TamaraMiranda
TamaraMiranda 8 years ago

LoL! It's true Hanna hahah! Thank you for remember me of this!

Hannah Davis
Hannah Davis 8 years ago

Dasypogoninae is a subfamily within the Asilidae :)

TamaraMiranda
TamaraMiranda 8 years ago

Obrigada Sérgio Monteiro. Eu fiquei na dúvida se seria Asilidae, depois de pesquisar um pouco, a suspeita é que seja da família Dasypogonaceae :)

TamaraMiranda
TamaraMiranda 8 years ago

Thank you, Hanna! But, I think I think it's the Dasypogonaceae family :)

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 8 years ago

Asilidae, com certeza. Bela série.

Hannah Davis
Hannah Davis 8 years ago

Great spotting :) Looks like some kind of robber fly (Asilidae)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae

TamaraMiranda
Spotted by
TamaraMiranda

Spotted on Dec 8, 2015
Submitted on Dec 8, 2015

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