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Laphria posticata
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Copyright © 2016
Jeff Gruber
Asilid -
Laphria posticata
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Town Dump Ln in Gotham, Richland County, Wisconsin, USA
May 30, 2016
Found on discarded tree limb in town dump. It posed nicely for a couple of shots.
Laphria posticata
again?
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Contributed by
Jeff Gruber
on 14 June, 2016 - 7:48pm
Last updated 29 June, 2016 - 4:56pm
Moved
Moved from
Bee-like Robber Flies
.
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Ben Coulter
, 29 June, 2016 - 4:56pm
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Hmm
I don't believe this is
grossa
. My best guess is a really yellow
posticata
. I'll double check, but I think I have one or two specimens similar to this.
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Ben Coulter
, 26 June, 2016 - 12:36am
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I see a few
In that area that do have extended yellow. One was taken by the same photog and was also posticata. Makes more sense. These look more slight overall, and better groomed somehow.
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Herschel Raney
, 26 June, 2016 - 9:25am
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Does not
appear to be any of the sensu strictu Laphria known for Wisconsin. Appears to be grossa. I can't make it anything else at the moment. Ben should take a look.
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Herschel Raney
, 15 June, 2016 - 8:18pm
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