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Robberfly - Laphria thoracica
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Robberfly - Laphria thoracica
Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 10, 2007
Size: 2.4cms
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 10 June, 2007 - 10:57pm

Prize winning
Shot of the Laphria thoracica. Seems to be in between the yellow and black forms.
… Herschel Raney, 10 June, 2007 - 11:00pm

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