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Pupal Exuvium of a Robberfly - Asiloidea>probably Asilidae>possibly Mallophora Thanks to Robert Velten on the BugGuide Facebook page for helping me with this one. Half-buried in soil below a Tulip poplar tree.<br /> <br /> Check this out!!<br /> <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mallophora-atra-Macquart-1834-pupal-case-A-Thorax-and-abdominal-segments-1-9_fig3_263890753?fbclid=IwAR3-JZaj6gsVXme42_QPjYk1RbIaqXAN_PLVgw-W5SCWscWX2O8ClFGS8ms" rel="nofollow">https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mallophora-atra-Macquart-1834-pupal-case-A-Thorax-and-abdominal-segments-1-9_fig3_263890753?fbclid=IwAR3-JZaj6gsVXme42_QPjYk1RbIaqXAN_PLVgw-W5SCWscWX2O8ClFGS8ms</a> Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Pupal Exuvium of a Robberfly - Asiloidea>probably Asilidae>possibly Mallophora

Thanks to Robert Velten on the BugGuide Facebook page for helping me with this one. Half-buried in soil below a Tulip poplar tree.

Check this out!!
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mallophora-atra-Macquart-1834-pupal-case-A-Thorax-and-abdominal-segments-1-9_fig3_263890753?fbclid=IwAR3-JZaj6gsVXme42_QPjYk1RbIaqXAN_PLVgw-W5SCWscWX2O8ClFGS8ms

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Wow! That's so awesome! I'm so glad someone had a clue :). Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      yah, a BugGuide Facebook user immediately jumped on this one! Yay! I was a bit stunned at the ID! I guess I just never knew how robberflies developed! Posted 6 years ago
    2. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      now that I know it is an exuvium, I'm kind of mad I didn't take it home with me! Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    It looks like an alien rocket of some kind! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Ferdy, I actually thought similarly! So VERY alien! Posted 6 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 6, 2019. Captured Aug 2, 2019 11:37 in 138 W Cherokee Ave, Cartersville, GA 30120, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/128s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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