Robber Fly

Triorla interrupta

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Barling, Arkansas

Grenada, Mississippi

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Guthrie, Oklahoma

Midland, Texas

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Oxford, MS (Zone 7a) | July 2011 | Positive
Size is 20-25 mm
Identification help: - Large, gray, abdominal pattern of dark dashes on segments is distinctive, at least in eastern United States--see photos.
Triorla interrupta's range is - across southern United States. Noted findings from Arizona, California, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida.
Habitat:Typically open, grassy areas
Triorla interrupta is predatory.... Often it takes very large insect prey, such as grasshoppers, dragonflies, horseflies.
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