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 Brazilian wasp mimic ? -> Asilidae, Rhopalogaster sp.
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| Erland |
Posted on 27-01-2015 01:50
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 Member Location: Denmark Posts: 50 Joined: 03.05.14 |
Atlantic rain forest, close to sea level, Rio de Janeiro. January 6th, 2015- I simply have little clue to what kind of fly this is. My memory say that the length was about 15 mm or less.  Click the image to see the larger version on flickr. Edited by Erland on 04-02-2015 00:13 If it's not a dragonfly, it might be a fly |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 27-01-2015 02:26
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9841 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Possibly Rhopalogaster, family Asilidae. |
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| Erland |
Posted on 27-01-2015 13:59
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Member Location: Denmark Posts: 50 Joined: 03.05.14 |
Thank you very much. The genus Rhopalogaster seems to be a fungus ! *edit* Well, also a Asilidae genus... Edited by Erland on 27-01-2015 14:01 If it's not a dragonfly, it might be a fly |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 27-01-2015 16:56
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
This is definitely a female Rhopalogaster sp. (good ID John!). The antennae are very long in this genus (= longer than the thorax) and are pointing upward, toward the camera, in this photo. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
