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Robberfly ovipositing - Efferia - female
Copyright © 2008 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Joshua S. Rose Ph.D.

Robberfly ovipositing - Efferia - Female
World Birding Center at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
September 19, 2008
Spotted this lady-fly laying eggs on the underside of a fairly large tree trunk that had broken and fallen over, along the Resaca Vieja Nature Trail, during a dragonfly walk last fall. I have a bunch of photos of critters that I believe belong to this subfamily, am hoping a few of them show enough detail to determine species, or at least genus...

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Robberfly ovipositing - Efferia - female Robberfly ovipositing, dorsal view - Efferia - female Robberfly ovipositing, front view - Efferia - female
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Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 7 July, 2009 - 3:32pm
Last updated 11 November, 2009 - 4:28pm

Moved
Moved from Asilinae.
… Herschel Raney, 11 November, 2009 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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