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Robber 2 - Laphria gilva
Copyright © 2008 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Robber 2 - Laphria gilva
Lake Tahoe National Forest, Sierra County, California, USA
July 3, 2008
Size: 2cm -ish
This was a cool looking robber with a red-tipped abdomen
Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 6 July, 2008 - 10:25pm
Last updated 20 July, 2008 - 8:59pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 20 July, 2008 - 8:59pm

Laphria gilva female;
belongs to Choerades subgroup of Laphria (treated as a separate genus in Europe and elsewhere). This species is Holarctic. Nice shot!
… Eric Fisher, 20 July, 2008 - 2:54pm

Beauty
Appears Laphrinine though not Laphria. Likely one of the Adrenosoma or Ceratainiops.
… Herschel Raney, 7 July, 2008 - 9:26am

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