Photographed around 6 PM by the side of a county road. More detail is in the large view (click the magnifying glass). Thanks to Ron Hemberger at Bugguide.Net for steering me toward the Robber fly group of insects, and to Edward Trammel for steering me toward the genus Diogmites.Ron also provided a link to a Lynnette Schimming's photo, which Herschel Raney narrowed down to either esuriens or discolor. I'm assuming this is Diogmites esuriens (Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)) because discolor doesn't seem to have the same thorax detail.These are also known as "hanging flies" due to their characteristic habit of dangling by their front pair of legs when feeding.A good guide is also at Raney's site Random Natural Acts. On this page he shows the difference between esuriens and misellus.
Summary[edit] Author: xpda. Description: Diogmites angustipennis, Genus: Hanging-thieves, ID Confidence: 80. Depicted place: West of Pryor, Mayes County, OK. Date: 4 August 2012. Credit line: Robert Webster / xpda.com / CC-BY-SA-4.0. References: Bugguide.net, Diogmites angustipennisxpda.com, Diogmites angustipennis. Source: Own work. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Front view of Diogmites angustipennis showing a genus character: the claw-like black spine at the edge of the first tibia. Date: 28 August 2016, 16:43:53. Source: Own work. Author: Pdeley. Camera location33° 22′ 09.41″ N, 104° 22′ 30.79″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 33.369281; -104.375219. Photographed halfway between Bitter Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and Bottomless Lakes State Park, New Mexico Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Side view of a male Diogmites angustipennis. Date: 28 August 2016, 16:41:19. Source: Own work. Author: Pdeley. Camera location33° 22′ 09.41″ N, 104° 22′ 30.8″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 33.369281; -104.375222. Photographed halfway between Bitter Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and Bottomless Lakes State Park, New Mexico Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.
Summary[edit] Author: xpda. Description: Diogmites angustipennis, Genus: Hanging-thieves, ID Confidence: 80. Depicted place: West of Pryor, Mayes County, OK. Date: 4 August 2012. Credit line: Robert Webster / xpda.com / CC-BY-SA-4.0. References: Bugguide.net, Diogmites angustipennisxpda.com, Diogmites angustipennis. Source: Own work. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.
Summary[edit] Description: A large, formidable looking robber fly watches for prey in our local urban natural area. Faeries (sylphs) tame these to use as winged mounts in battle. Seeing a squadron of them flying by in formation with spears gleaming and banners waving is an awesome sight! * (*Warning-unscientific daydream-induced flight of fancy. There is no evidence to suggest mythological creatures use Diogmites as aerial cavalry mounts.). Date: 4 August 2012, 09:10. Source: Hanging Thief Robber Fly (Diogmites crudelis) Uploaded by Jacopo Werther. Author: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!. Camera location26° 52′ 20.16″ N, 80° 03′ 46.9″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 26.872267; -80.063027.
Summary[edit] Description: Diogmites neoternatus. Date: 19 August 2018, 10:58. Source: Diogmites neoternatus. Author: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States.