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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Bee Killers (Mallophora) » Southern Bee Killer (Mallophora orcina)
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Bumblebee-mimicking robber fly - Mallophora orcina - female
Copyright © 2009 James C. Trager

Bumblebee-mimicking robber fly - Mallophora orcina - Female
Shaw Nature Reserve near Gray Summit, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
September 1, 2009
Size: 26 mm
This view shows the face nicely.

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Bumblebee-mimicking robber fly - Mallophora orcina - female Bumblebee-mimicking robber fly - Mallophora orcina - female
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Contributed by James C. Trager on 27 October, 2009 - 4:05pm
Last updated 28 October, 2009 - 11:03am

Moved
Moved from ,Laphria: Bee-like Robber Flies.
… James C. Trager, 28 October, 2009 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

Not Laphria
The trick here is that two genera of robber flies often mimic bumble bees, Laphria and Mallophora. The tip of the antenna on Laphria is paddle shaped, the tip of the antenna on Mallophora has a thin style, as can be seen on this picture. This is Mallophora orcina.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 28 October, 2009 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Good info -- And, I will edit accordingly in my picture files and here.
… James C. Trager, 28 October, 2009 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

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