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 Brazilian Robberfly for id. please..
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| bonitin |
Posted on 20-10-2010 10:31
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 Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Hi, I met this robberfly in a rainforest area close to the sea in the surroundings of Paraty-Brazil on the 5th February 2010 Not 100% sure it is the same fly, but the pictures were taken after each other, it might have moved from the plant stem to the grass blade.. Thank you, Myriam 
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| bonitin |
Posted on 20-10-2010 10:32
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Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
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| bonitin |
Posted on 20-10-2010 10:32
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Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 20-10-2010 18:26
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Nice robber fly Miriam! Appears to be a Taurhynchus sp. (close relative of the Nearctic genus Proctacanthus). Cheers, Eric |
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| bonitin |
Posted on 20-10-2010 19:42
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Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Thank you so much Eric! Myriam |
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| Antonio Carlos |
Posted on 10-10-2012 13:31
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 Member Location: Petropolis, RJ - Brazil Posts: 107 Joined: 27.04.11 |
I believe will not necessary to create a new thread just to ask for ID of an Asilidae that I photographed in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, but if here is not the right place for this, please, delete this post. Here is the photo:  Coordinates of the place where I took this photo: Latitude: -22.538403081866, Longitude: -43.22846531868 Thanks for help! Edited by Antonio Carlos on 10-10-2012 13:55 |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 10-10-2012 18:35
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Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Antonio, I believe these are an Amblyonychus sp. (assuming the claws are blunt, which they appear to be in this photo). This American, mainly neotropical, genus is very similar to the huge, world-wide genus Promachus (which all have sharp claws). Probably this submission does belong in a separate thread; nice photo! Cheers, Eric |
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| Antonio Carlos |
Posted on 10-10-2012 21:22
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Member Location: Petropolis, RJ - Brazil Posts: 107 Joined: 27.04.11 |
Eric, I created a new thread. Now, to keep clean this thread, you can delete my posts here. Thank you for your help. Regards, AC |
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but don't see the image in the post.