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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphriinae » Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » Laphria thoracica
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Robber Fly - Laphria thoracica
Copyright © 2009 Bruce Marlin

Robber Fly - Laphria thoracica
DuPage County, Illinois, USA
June 15, 2009
Size: 20mm
Laphria something..
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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 16 June, 2009 - 8:45am
Last updated 1 November, 2009 - 7:03pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 1 November, 2009 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

Laphria
L. thoracica... i think.
… edward trammel, 16 June, 2009 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

Robber Fly
One of the Laphriinae--"Bee-like Robber Flies"...
… Harry Zirlin, 16 June, 2009 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

C Bee
Looks as if a carpenter Bee
… Adamentomology, 16 June, 2009 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

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