gym
Loc: Athens, Georgia
On a trip to Virginia last week, I looked for - and found - a population of Holocephala. These tiny robber flies - about 10mm long - sit on or near the tips of dead twigs, occasionally darting outward to catch an even smaller fly, then they return to the twig to feast.
Really good quality and interesting shots.
gym
Loc: Athens, Georgia
EnglishBrenda wrote:
Really good quality and interesting shots.
Thank you so much, Brenda.
Bugged-eyed robber, sweet!
Very nice shots, but what is a population of Holocephala???
gym
Loc: Athens, Georgia
waltchilds wrote:
. . . what is a population of Holocephala???
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Great captures... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: ... Now I know the Genus name of them. I see them in my yard in Late Spring/early Summer & have wondered what species they were (I'm assuming these are the same species although mine were hairier). They like to perch on the ends of small branches/twigs...I managed to get images of them mating this year... The link goes to a Flickr image. They were on a tomato cage wire here. One of those cages with pretty thin wires (a cheapo cage)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/screaminscott/17859065482/in/album-72157646665813107/
gym wrote:
The total number of inhabitants constituting a particular race, class, or group in a specified area
Thanks for the additional information. If I understand this correctly, when you said "I looked for - and found - a population of Holocephala" you looked for and found a population of Robber Flies in this specific area. Is that correct?
gym
Loc: Athens, Georgia
waltchilds wrote:
Is that correct?
I looked for - and found - a population of a specific KIND of robber flies - yes. I have photographed them there in previous years and because the habitat has not changed appreciably, I expected them to be there again at the same time this year.
gym
Loc: Athens, Georgia
Screamin Scott wrote:
Great captures... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: ... Now I know the Genus name of them. I see them in my yard in Late Spring/early Summer & have wondered what species they were (I'm assuming these are the same species although mine were hairier). They like to perch on the ends of small branches/twigs...I managed to get images of them mating this year... The link goes to a Flickr image. They were on a tomato cage wire here. One of those cages with pretty thin wires (a cheapo cage)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/screaminscott/17859065482/in/album-72157646665813107Great captures... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: ... (
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Thanks Scott. Yours are very nice photos. However they are not the same species as the one pictured here.
You might want to submit them to BugGuide.net. How big are they? The ones above are usually a fraction less than 10 mm. They do occur in Georgia because I have photographed them in Greensboro, Georgia in late July and August.
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