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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Bee Killers (Mallophora) » Mallophora leschenaulti
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Large Black Bee - Mallophora leschenaulti
Copyright © 2008 Jim Baines

Large Black Bee - Mallophora leschenaulti
Copperas Cove (Ogletree Gap Park), Coryell County, Texas, USA
September 19, 2008
I saw this on two different days in the approximate same area.
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Contributed by Jim Baines on 30 September, 2008 - 2:32pm
Last updated 2 October, 2008 - 10:15am

Yes
And into September? Impressive.
… Herschel Raney, 1 October, 2008 - 7:09am login or register to post comments

I cropped your image...
Cropping allows for the fly to be seen better.

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Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ron M., 30 September, 2008 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

Not a bee, but a robber fly
I think it might be Mallophora leschenaulti (below), but wait for more expert comments:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 30 September, 2008 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

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