Re: Identify: Hornet ?/Hornisse ? (Canary Islands)
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Re: Identify: Hornet ?/Hornisse ? (Canary Islands)
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Keith Edkins
Keith Edkins
Date:
Sep 22, 2006 09:37
> Does anybody know the classificatio of this insect?
> Is it a hornet ?
> The insect is about 4-5 cm long.
> Thank you.
> URL: (~50KB)
http://members.a1.net/john.fuerst2/img_4261_rj_crop1.jpg
> --
> John
> Canary Islands/Spain/Europe
>
Not a wasp but a robber-fly (Diptera; Asilidae). Take a look at Promachus
latitarsatus:
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/17823/display/4328022
Keith
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