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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphriinae » Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » Laphria macquarti
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Robber Fly - Laphria macquarti
Copyright © 2008 Donna Brunet

Robber Fly - Laphria macquarti
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA
March 10, 2008
Size: approximately 1"
I've tentatively identified this robber fly as Laphria sp. I separated it from Mallophora based on the antennae. Can anyone confirm this id or get it to species?

Sorry for the image quality -- it's the first time I saw a bee mimic robber fly and took the photo despite being about 6' away from the fly (which was in a tree growing in the water and on a branch a bit higher than my head).

Thanks,
Donna

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Contributed by Donna Brunet on 21 March, 2008 - 11:02am
Last updated 26 September, 2008 - 4:59pm

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Moved from Bee-like Robber Flies.
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