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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Bee Killers (Mallophora) » Mallophora fautrix
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Robberfly? - Mallophora fautrix
Copyright © 2007 Beth Sands

Robberfly? - Mallophora fautrix
Manteca, San joaquin County, California, USA
August 26, 2007
Size: 1 1/8 "
I came upon this guy resting on a chain link fence and at first thought it was a Bumblebee . His gangly appearance and sneaky eyes reminded me of a Robberfly , but his wavy hairdoo surprised me . He looks like a mean bug , but he was nice enough to let me take several photos although I was prepared to run if he moved ! Is he a type of Robberfly ? Thanks for any comments , Beth .. the newbie shutterbug

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Contributed by Beth Sands on 26 August, 2007 - 2:34pm
Last updated 26 August, 2007 - 4:06pm

Yes, and its
one often seen in urban areas: Mallophora fautrix .
… Hartmut Wisch, 26 August, 2007 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

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