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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphystiinae » Laphystia » Laphystia texensis
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robber fly - Laphystia texensis
Copyright © 2016 dvoribird

robber fly - Laphystia texensis
Port Aransas, Nueces County, Texas, USA
September 8, 2016
Size: honeybee-sized
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Contributed by dvoribird on 12 September, 2016 - 11:11am
Last updated 15 September, 2016 - 6:18pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 13 September, 2016 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you !!
Thank you !!
… dvoribird, 13 September, 2016 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

Robber Fly
Nice catch! This might be something very close to Laphystia texensis, but I'm not really sure. (south-central range) Let's wait for some expert help.
… Bob Biagi, 12 September, 2016 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you! I thought it was
Thank you! I thought it was a robber fly. There were a LOT there and I even got some mating. They are tiny little guys. Until I got close, I thought they were small bees. This one was also there, a bit larger, but still quite small: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1291193
… dvoribird, 12 September, 2016 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

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