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Robber 11 - Laphria
Copyright © 2008 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Robber 11 - Laphria
Lake Tahoe National Forest, Sierra County, California, USA
July 5, 2008
Not the best of photos, feel free to frass later
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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 8 July, 2008 - 10:04am
Last updated 20 July, 2008 - 9:19pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 20 July, 2008 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

'Laphria' (Choerades) sp.
Would need to see the specimen for further ID.
… Eric Fisher, 20 July, 2008 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

 
same species as the one that
same species as the one that had the red band on the abdomen, at this angle or viewing it from the top side of the species I observed the red was covered by the wings and not visible.
… William Ericson, 24 July, 2008 - 1:11am login or register to post comments

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