Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Peru Asilidae - Rhopalogaster sp.

Posted by jgruber111 on 20-10-2019 20:39
#1
Found at Finca Las Piedras, near town of Monterrey in Madre de Dios region in southeastern Peru on 10.IX.2019. Rhopalogaster? Prey is a weevil.
Edited by jgruber111 on 22-10-2019 12:55

Posted by Eric Fisher on 21-10-2019 19:08
#2
Yes, Rhopalogaster sp., female. Female Rhopalogaster much more commonly seen in field than males; but latter needed (w/ genitalia) for ID. Very nice find Jeff; these usually seen only at BL during night.

Posted by jgruber111 on 22-10-2019 12:54
#3
Thanks much Eric. Wish I would have spent more time trying to get pics of these. Saw several, but they were all up high and still pretty wary. I also made the mistake of not taking my 180mm lens on the trip.