Mating Robber Flies
Laphystia 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.
I found several of these pretty robbers on the Marsh Overlook Trail on the refuge. They were perching on soil surface in semi-shaded areas just off the trail.
Found in this vicinity: 33.76876N 106.90369W.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Mating Robber Flies
Laphystia 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.
I found several of these pretty robbers on the Marsh Overlook Trail on the refuge. They were perching on soil surface in semi-shaded areas just off the trail.
Found in this vicinity: 33.76876N 106.90369W.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.