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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Nov 25, 2009

This bug was captured on film in June. I still can't ID it. There is one other view below. Can you ID it for me?

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Nov 25, 2009

Here is a different view.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Nov 25, 2009

This is a robber fly (Diptera: Asilidae); possibly in the genus Efferia - see http://tinyurl.com/y9ufd8g for an example. These flies are ambush predators on other small arthropods, usually darting out from a perch to nab something (note those spiny legs), then returning to dine in leisure.

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Nov 25, 2009

Looks good to me. Thanks for the help.

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