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Another Robber Fly

DateTue 2013-03-26

A long-bodied robber fly, probably a Leptogaster cylindrica (Diptera: Asilidae).  Distinguished from Leptogaster guttiventris by the fact the dark line down the top of the abdomen in continuous rather than broken.

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-07-15.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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