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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 posticata
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Robber Fly - Laphria posticata
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Robber Fly - Laphria posticata
Rowley, Massachusetts, USA
June 19, 2005
Size: about 12mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 20 June, 2005 - 11:19pm
Last updated 19 June, 2013 - 12:12pm

Moved
Moved from Laphria divisor.
… Ben Coulter, 19 June, 2013 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

Laphria posticata?
The scutellar hairs are black, and the yellow on the abdomen appears too far forward for Laphria divisor. Looks like possibly L. posticata.
… Ben Coulter, 19 June, 2013 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

Laphria
It looks just the other Laphria in the guide.
… Beatriz Moisset, 22 June, 2005 - 6:04am login or register to post comments

 
Laphria
Subtle, these Laphria are. This looks like L. divisor with the posterior segments being yellowed and the proximal abdomen black. Though it looks chunkier than my local divisor. Can't make it into anything else for now.
… Herschel Raney, 27 June, 2005 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Herschel
for the ID's. I'll have to go through my older pictures and post other species I got on my web site.
… tom murray, 27 June, 2005 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

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