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Laphria species of Robber Fly?

Laphria species of Robber Fly?
Corn Creek Field Station, Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Clark County, Nevada, USA
August 31, 2020
Thank you for considering this suboptimal image!

Not Laphria
Thinking Mallophora fautrix:


 
...and....
...it looks like I've made this misidentification before (though it has been over nine years).
https://bugguide.net/node/view/710595

 
Oh, that looks like it.
Thank you!

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