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Asilidae or Syrphidae? Or ??? - Mallophora fautrix - female
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Asilidae or Syrphidae? Or ??? - Mallophora fautrix - Female
Richardson, TX, Texas, USA
July 16, 2017
Size: 15-18mm
Resembles asilidae but most similar seem to have yellow on thorax, this one is black. Looks to have stinger or false stinger?
Contributed by mka4541 on 6 May, 2018 - 4:41pm
Last updated 5 August, 2019 - 3:05pm

Moved
Moved from Bee-like Robber Flies.
… Bob Biagi, 9 May, 2018 - 5:28pm

Mallophora, not Laphria; fly
Mallophora, not Laphria; fly is Mallophora fautrix.
… Eric Fisher, 9 May, 2018 - 5:24pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 7 May, 2018 - 2:51pm

Female - Bee-like Robber Fly
Pointed abdomen tip = ♀
Genus = Laphria
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… Bob Biagi, 6 May, 2018 - 6:24pm

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