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Robber on Beach - Laphystia litoralis
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Robber on Beach - Laphystia litoralis
Pepper Beach, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
October 6, 2006
Size: 12mm
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 6 October, 2006 - 4:42pm
Last updated 19 October, 2006 - 1:43pm

Moved
Moved from Laphystia.
… Sean McCann, 19 October, 2006 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

That is almost certainly L li
That is almost certainly L litoralis. In Georgia, I find this species restricted to beaches (common) or a few river locations very close to the coast (uncommon). The Laphystia which occurs inland, L ochreifrons, does not seem to occur close to the coast, and I have only found it inland, where it is fairly common in the right habitat. So, even though you can't definitively see the dorsal abdominal pattern in this one, I think by habitat it has to be litoralis. And nice photo too!
… Giff Beaton, 19 October, 2006 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks! This one took a lot of sneaking up to to get that close.
I will place it in the L. littoralis page.
… Sean McCann, 19 October, 2006 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

Laphystia sp.
I love finding these tiny guys on the beach. Herschel Raney created a page which includes a key to the abdominal patterns on these guys.
… Steve Collins, 6 October, 2006 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

 
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It was small, but still about 12mm long. Do you think it is L. litoralis?
… Sean McCann, 7 October, 2006 - 5:00am login or register to post comments

Quite nice
A bembecine wasp mimic, maybe? Appearance and environment seem to suggest that.
… Ron Hemberger, 6 October, 2006 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

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