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Robber Fly with prey

Female Proctacanthus sp. Tentative ID based on bugguide.net images. Found at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico. Socorro County, New Mexico, USA.

 

Prey looks to be a spider wasp, Family Pompilidae.

 

Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.

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Uploaded on July 27, 2018
Taken on June 9, 2018