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Robber Fly - Laphria fernaldi
Copyright © 2006 Micki Killoran

Robber Fly - Laphria fernaldi
Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
June 12, 2006
Size: Big. ~1"
I only got one chance at this one. Someone tell me if I got my first robber fly!
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Contributed by Micki Killoran on 12 June, 2006 - 2:42pm
Last updated 12 June, 2006 - 7:23pm

Congratulations!
Good luck in your future robber fly hunting!
… Susan Ellis, 12 June, 2006 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

You did
And it is a western Laphria species. Likely L. fernaldi. It is a male. Common along the Colorado range.
… Herschel Raney, 12 June, 2006 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Coming back
With this single view, hard to tell if this might not be engelhardti.
… Herschel Raney, 30 December, 2007 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

 
Robber Fly
Thank you! Now that I know they're there I'll get some better shots.
… Micki Killoran, 12 June, 2006 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

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