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Help with ID
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:42 pm
by Chex
Can anyone tell me what this insect is? I thought it was a Sand Wasp but the "tail" seems a bit too long compared to others I have seen.
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Re: Help with ID
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:43 pm
by 58chevy
Looks like some type of robber fly.
Re: Help with ID
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:34 am
by livingplanet3
Definitely a robber fly; possibly in the genus Promachus -
https://bugguide.net/node/view/3026
Re: Help with ID
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:51 am
by Chex
Thank you very much! I live along the Gulf Coast of Texas and have always been interested in the wide variety of animal and insect life in my area. I can usually figure out what I am looking at but wasn't certain about this one.
Thanks again for the help!!