Holocephala - a tiny robber fly
Aug 21, 2015 11:04:40 #
gym wrote:
Just got my caliper out & measured the wire. It's about 3.5mm. The Robbers are about 10mm, same as yours. As I said before, I see them early in the year. Maybe they are just not fully grown Robbers. I did send them to BugGuide.net, but got no response on them.You might want to submit them to bugguide. How big are they?
Aug 21, 2015 11:23:31 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
If an insect has fully developed wings, then they are adults, and won't get any bigger. The one 'exception' I'm aware of is the subimago mayfly - which leaves the water, flies to some vegetation and molts one more time into sexual maturity.Maybe they are just not fully grown Robbers.
Aug 22, 2015 19:07:45 #
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Aug 23, 2015 16:00:19 #
tinusbum wrote:
Thanks Tom. Though bugguide only took the ID to genus, I THINK it's Holocephala fusca, which has a wide distribution and includes Texas.those are really good jim!i believe i have seen those around here
Aug 25, 2015 10:39:44 #
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