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Laphria astur
Photo#198717
Copyright © 2008
Will Chatfield-Taylor
Robber 5 -
Laphria astur
Lake Tahoe National Forest, Sierra County, California, USA
July 3, 2008
Good size Laphria of some sort
Contributed by
Will Chatfield-Taylor
on 7 July, 2008 - 6:59pm
Last updated 20 July, 2008 - 9:03pm
Moved
Moved from
Robber Flies
.
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 20 July, 2008 - 9:03pm
Lovely
May be L. astur female. Awfully golden yellow up front. Huge nice shot.
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Herschel Raney
, 7 July, 2008 - 8:01pm
Yes,
this is Laphria astur (all yellow hairs on pleurae is key).
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Eric Fisher
, 20 July, 2008 - 3:00pm