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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) » canis complex (Laphria canis complex)
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Robber Fly Species with Other Fly (PA) - Laphria
Copyright © 2018 Garrison Piel

Robber Fly Species with Other Fly (PA) - Laphria
Center Valley, Lehigh Valley County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 18, 2017
Size: maybe an inch or so
Although the robber fly is the main requested ID, any info on the prey item would be greatly appreciated as well
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Contributed by Garrison Piel on 10 February, 2018 - 12:57pm
Last updated 25 February, 2018 - 12:08pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 25 February, 2018 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

Laphria
Robber fly is a female Laphria in the canis group.
… Ben Coulter, 11 February, 2018 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Awesome! Spot on ID, thanks!
… Garrison Piel, 11 February, 2018 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae
… John F. Carr, 10 February, 2018 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you for your help!
… Garrison Piel, 10 February, 2018 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

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