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 Peru Asilidae - Rhopalogaster sp.
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| jgruber111 |
Posted on 20-10-2019 21:39
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Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17 |
Found at Finca Las Piedras, near town of Monterrey in Madre de Dios region in southeastern Peru on 10.IX.2019. Rhopalogaster? Prey is a weevil.
jgruber111 attached the following image:  [175.4Kb] Edited by jgruber111 on 22-10-2019 13:55 |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 21-10-2019 20:08
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Yes, Rhopalogaster sp., female. Female Rhopalogaster much more commonly seen in field than males; but latter needed (w/ genitalia) for ID. Very nice find Jeff; these usually seen only at BL during night. |
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| jgruber111 |
Posted on 22-10-2019 13:54
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Member Location: Madison, WI, USA Posts: 355 Joined: 10.03.17 |
Thanks much Eric. Wish I would have spent more time trying to get pics of these. Saw several, but they were all up high and still pretty wary. I also made the mistake of not taking my 180mm lens on the trip. |
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