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Robber Fly - Laphria
Copyright © 2006 john and jane balaban

Robber Fly - Laphria
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 19, 2006
Size: ~20mm
Our last Laphria from Harms for the year. Not sure if it's the species we already posted.

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 2 September, 2006 - 3:45pm
Last updated 15 February, 2007 - 12:43am

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 15 February, 2007 - 12:43am

nice
that is the most bee like robber fly ive seen.
… Jonathan Burishkin, 3 September, 2006 - 6:49pm

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