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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Efferia » Albibarbis group (Efferia Albibarbis group) » Efferia armata
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Efferia species - Efferia armata - male
Copyright © 2014 Greg W. Lasley

Efferia species - Efferia armata - Male
near McCook, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
May 14, 2006

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Contributed by Greg W. Lasley on 22 October, 2014 - 8:31am
Last updated 18 October, 2017 - 3:50pm

Moved
Moved from Efferia.
… John F. Carr, 18 October, 2017 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

Efferia armata male. Enlarged
Efferia armata male. Enlarged, bent hind tibia of male are diagnostic for this albibarbis group sp. of Efferia; new for BugGuide.
… Eric Fisher, 18 October, 2017 - 12:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Dr. Fisher. It was
Thank you, Dr. Fisher. It was a beautiful bug!
… Greg W. Lasley, 18 October, 2017 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

Odd hind tibiias
and a beauty of an Efferia male.
… Herschel Raney, 22 October, 2014 - 6:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, agreed. This is the only
Yes, agreed. This is the only one of these I've seen. It was down in deep S Texas and not here locally.
… Greg W. Lasley, 22 October, 2014 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

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