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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphriinae » Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria)
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Wasp?? - Laphria
Copyright © 2016 raymond smith

Wasp?? - Laphria
Kamloops B.C. Canada, Thompson regional district, British Columbia, Canada
August 30, 2016
Size: 1.4"
Bug landed in fir tree branch. cloudy cool day.
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Contributed by raymond smith on 4 September, 2016 - 12:17am
Last updated 4 September, 2016 - 9:12am

Identity
This appears to be Laphria ferox, but it might be L. vivax. I hope Eric Fisher or another asilid expert will weigh in on this.
… Richard L. Westcott, 21 November, 2016 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 September, 2016 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

Impressive
looking atypical Laphria I assume. In Cannings landscape. There are 20 (!) Laphria in BC. More species than CA. They are cold tolerant beasts.
… Herschel Raney, 4 September, 2016 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

 
Laphria
Thank you all for comments and quick reply.
… raymond smith, 4 September, 2016 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 4 September, 2016 - 1:50am login or register to post comments

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