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Laphria virginica? - Laphria virginica - male
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Laphria virginica? - Laphria virginica - Male
Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 11, 2006
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Contributed by tom murray on 12 June, 2006 - 7:30am
Last updated 12 June, 2006 - 4:28pm

Laphria
Likely male virginica. And the other is the female.
… Herschel Raney, 12 June, 2006 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

 
Male and female
I thought they were different, with the male having a long thin black abdomen, and the female a round black abdomen, like a bumble bee. Thanks for the ID's Herschel.
… tom murray, 12 June, 2006 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

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