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Poecilanthrax lucifer
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Copyright © 2007
Penny Crispin
Beefly -
Poecilanthrax lucifer
Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio County, Texas, USA
April 30, 2007
Here is the beefly, emerged from the pupal case that I picked up at our camp and took home.
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Contributed by
Penny Crispin
on 7 May, 2007 - 6:51pm
Last updated 15 April, 2012 - 12:58am
Host pupa
See:
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Beatriz Moisset
, 14 April, 2011 - 8:18am
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pford1854
, 31 July, 2008 - 3:42pm
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Moved
Moved from
Bee Flies
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Joel Kits
, 9 September, 2007 - 11:43am
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Excellent
series! I have seen similar pupal casings in mud dauber cells, but never knew what they were.
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 7 May, 2007 - 6:56pm
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The muddauber situation is very different
since the larvae feed on spiders, they do not end up as endoparasites inside of host pupae. The pupal skins they shed are their own
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margarethe brummermann
, 20 May, 2015 - 1:25pm
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This one I found laying in th
This one I found laying in the sand under a Mesquite tree. I scooped him up with some sand (which is also how I ended up with my pet antlion).
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Penny Crispin
, 7 May, 2007 - 7:01pm
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beefly
looks like Poecilanthrax lucifer...
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edward trammel
, 7 May, 2007 - 8:41pm
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