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Robber Fly - Laphria
Copyright © 2003 Troy Bartlett

Robber Fly - Laphria
Chattahoochee Nat'l Rec Area, Jones Bridge, Georgia, USA
May 30, 2003
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:52pm
Last updated 23 December, 2004 - 8:04am

Probably L. virginica
Troy, I think this is L. virginica. See my guide page and image:



Note the yellow "sideburns" (black in L. thoracica) and beard, the fairly trim body (plumper in L. grossus, which has lots of yellow on abdomen). This seems to be the late spring Laphria that likes to hang out in sunny spots in woodlands. Brimley (1) also lists it for May and June. See also Laphriini pages.

The only thing on your photo that does not quite fit is the yellow spotting on the abdomen.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 23 December, 2004 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

 
Laphria
This looks like Laphria flavicollis guys. I don't see any yellow on those first abdominal segments.
… Herschel Raney, 27 May, 2005 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, clarification?
Herschel, can you clarify which images you are referring to? There are three here (two of mine, one of Troy's) that I thought were all L. virginica. Are they all L. flavicollis? Thanks for your help.

I got your notes about my other misidentified Asilidae, and have them in a folder to be worked on.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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