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Virginia, United States
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Summary[
edit] Description: I was watching this pearl crescent butterfly as it flew from flower to flower when all of a sudden it was taken out of the air. It happened so fast I could only see a dark object streak and then a cracking sound as it hit the butterfly. Seconds later the butterfly was motionless and this robberfly was feeding. Date: 30 August 2008, 13:24. Source:
Robberfly with Prey. Author:
John Flannery from Richmond County, North Carolina, USA.
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
NMNH Entomology
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Wedgefield, Florida, United States
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Summary[
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xpda. Description: Triorla interrupta, Family: Robber Flies, ID Confidence: 98. Depicted place: West of Pryor, Mayes County, OK. Date: 4 August 2012. References:
Bugguide.net, Triorla interrupta xpda.com, Triorla interrupta. Source: Own work. Licensing[
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NMNH Entomology
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Summary[
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xpda. Description: Triorla interrupta, Family: Robber Flies, ID Confidence: 87. Depicted place: Pryor, Mayes County, OK, 36°16.98'N 95°19.49'W, Elevation: 600 ft (200 m). Date: 1 July 2012. References:
Bugguide.net, Triorla interrupta xpda.com, Triorla interrupta. Source: Own work. Licensing[
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
NMNH Entomology
Lateral view
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
NMNH Entomology
Lateral view
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
NMNH Entomology
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
NMNH Entomology
Head, anterior view
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
NMNH Entomology
Labels
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
NMNH Entomology
Dorsal view
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
NMNH Entomology
Lateral view
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
NMNH Entomology
Dorsal view
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Robber fly murdered an amberwing!
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Robber fly murdered an amberwing!
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Triorla interrupta Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 15 October 2004
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Triorla interrupta Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 13 September 2007
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Triorla interrupta with grasshopper prey item Along the Guadalupe River, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 7 June 2008
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Triorla interrupta (female) 22 September 2014: Walked the perimeter of the three (and long) holding ponds at Railroad Park in Lewisville, Texas, just as the fall season was starting and we came upon this large robberfly â Triorla interrupta â eating a large moth. Railroad Park is located a stoneâs throw from the Elm Fork Trinity River, downstream from the Lewisville Lake Dam. Since we photographed the observation we eventually had the opportunity to post it to BugGuide where we had the good fortune to have it identified. We would have been unable to do so had it not been for the generosity and expertise with which it was IDentified by our colleagues at BugGuide and we thank them for doing so. We are referring to contributing editors John F. Carr and Kyhl Austin and to expert contributor Bob Biagi who was able to identify the species as Triorla interrupta, and its gender, female. The link at BugGuide where the ID can be accessed may be found here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1176853 . The moth in the image presented in our observation that was the prey for the female robberfly is Spodoptera sp. According to the information at BugGuide for Triorla interrupta, this robberfly species may be found in 20 of the lower 48 states in the United States including: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. In other words, itâs found throughout the southeastern region of the country and in part up to the lower Great Lakes area as well as the Southwest region. Triorla interruptaâs range then extends south through Mexico, Central America, and on into the South American continent to Colombia. Triorla interrupta is known for preying on large insects like grasshoppers, dragonflies, and horseflies. Because Triorla interrupta ranges widely over North and South America, it is most definitely an authentic resident of the Western Hemisphere. Railroad Park is administered by the City of Lewisville, Texas. Hereâs the classification available for Triorla interrupta at BugGuide: Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Diptera (Flies) No Taxon (Orthorrhapha) Superfamily Asiloidea Family Asilidae (Robber Flies) Subfamily Asilinae Genus Triorla Species interrupta (Triorla interrupta) Sources: âSpecies Triorla interrupta,â BugGuide, photographs, range map, description, resource links, accessed 1.11.16, http://bugguide.net/node/view/22886 âTriorla interrupta,â Encyclopedia of Life, photographs, description, resource links, accessed 1.11.16, http://eol.org/pages/737273/overview
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Triorla interrupta (female) 22 September 2014: Walked the perimeter of the three (and long) holding ponds at Railroad Park in Lewisville, Texas, just as the fall season was starting and we came upon this large robberfly â Triorla interrupta â eating a large moth. Railroad Park is located a stoneâs throw from the Elm Fork Trinity River, downstream from the Lewisville Lake Dam. Since we photographed the observation we eventually had the opportunity to post it to BugGuide where we had the good fortune to have it identified. We would have been unable to do so had it not been for the generosity and expertise with which it was IDentified by our colleagues at BugGuide and we thank them for doing so. We are referring to contributing editors John F. Carr and Kyhl Austin and to expert contributor Bob Biagi who was able to identify the species as Triorla interrupta, and its gender, female. The link at BugGuide where the ID can be accessed may be found here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1176853 . The moth in the image presented in our observation that was the prey for the female robberfly is Spodoptera sp. According to the information at BugGuide for Triorla interrupta, this robberfly species may be found in 20 of the lower 48 states in the United States including: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. In other words, itâs found throughout the southeastern region of the country and in part up to the lower Great Lakes area as well as the Southwest region. Triorla interruptaâs range then extends south through Mexico, Central America, and on into the South American continent to Colombia. Triorla interrupta is known for preying on large insects like grasshoppers, dragonflies, and horseflies. Because Triorla interrupta ranges widely over North and South America, it is most definitely an authentic resident of the Western Hemisphere. Railroad Park is administered by the City of Lewisville, Texas. Hereâs the classification available for Triorla interrupta at BugGuide: Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Diptera (Flies) No Taxon (Orthorrhapha) Superfamily Asiloidea Family Asilidae (Robber Flies) Subfamily Asilinae Genus Triorla Species interrupta (Triorla interrupta) Sources: âSpecies Triorla interrupta,â BugGuide, photographs, range map, description, resource links, accessed 1.11.16, http://bugguide.net/node/view/22886 âTriorla interrupta,â Encyclopedia of Life, photographs, description, resource links, accessed 1.11.16, http://eol.org/pages/737273/overview