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Copyright © 2006
Jason Widlacki
Robber Fly -
Laphria
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
May 25, 2006
Size: approx. 1"
The closest match I could find in the guide is Laphria sericea. Can anyone confirm this? I believe the prey is a lacewing.
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Contributed by
Jason Widlacki
on 26 May, 2006 - 8:26pm
Last updated 2 March, 2015 - 8:48pm
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Ben Coulter
, 2 March, 2015 - 8:48pm
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Laphria
Damn, Virginia must be crawling with these. Someone else posted one an hour ago. I have seen exactly one alive in my state.
This is most likely Laphria sericea. But Laphria aktis and Bullington's species #something in his unpublished PhD also is identical.
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Herschel Raney
, 26 May, 2006 - 8:59pm
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