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Bee Mimic? - Laphria
Copyright © 2008 Shelly Cox

Bee Mimic? - Laphria
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
June 10, 2008
Can anyone help with the ID on this guy, I believe it to be a bee mimic, but i could not find any other pictures that look exactly like it and my field guides are not showing it.
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Contributed by Shelly Cox on 16 June, 2008 - 11:06pm
Last updated 29 June, 2008 - 7:58pm

Cropping
This image needs a lot of cropping. Not enough detail shows in the uncropped one.
… Beatriz Moisset, 29 June, 2008 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

Looks
Like Laphria flavicollis.
… Herschel Raney, 18 June, 2008 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

Laphria?
Check out the robber flies under Laphria.
… Ilona Loser, 17 June, 2008 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Robber Fly
Look through the Family Asilidae. There are some people here that know these pretty well (I don't), so the odds are good for a complete ID.
… Chuck Entz, 16 June, 2008 - 11:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, I will check there
Thank you, I will check there.
… Shelly Cox, 16 June, 2008 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

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