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Bumblebee-mimic Robber fly - poss. g. Laphria? - Mallophora fautrix
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Bumblebee-mimic Robber fly - poss. g. Laphria? - Mallophora fautrix
Chino, San Bernardino County, California, USA
July 25, 2020
Size: 2 cm
I think I've narrowed this bumblebee-mimic robber fly down to g. Laphria, but which species? Perched motionless on a cherry tree for ~ 1 min in mid-morning before flying off. I can't match it to photos on this site because it has no hair on the dorsal aspect of its thorax. The pics that are most similar show yellow hair covering that area.

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Bumblebee-mimic Robber fly - poss. g. Laphria? - Mallophora fautrix Bumblebee-mimic Robber fly - poss. g. Laphria? - Mallophora fautrix
Contributed by aratinga on 25 July, 2020 - 12:41pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 July, 2020 - 12:56pm

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