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Southern Bee Killer? - Mallophora atra
Copyright © 2009 Tim Lethbridge

Southern Bee Killer? - Mallophora atra
Lake Placid - Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida, USA
September 13, 2008
Size: roughly 1.5"
It appears to be a honey bee it has captured, hopefully that helps with scale as I am not the greatest at estimating sizes. Thanks for any help.
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Contributed by Tim Lethbridge on 17 November, 2009 - 11:45pm
Last updated 19 November, 2009 - 9:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tim Lethbridge, 19 November, 2009 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

Not an expert,
but I remembered seeing one like this in the Guide.
It looks strikingly similar to yours:
… JC Jones, 18 November, 2009 - 7:19am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That sure looks like a match. I will leave for a day and see if any one can confirm.

Thank you,
Tim
… Tim Lethbridge, 18 November, 2009 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

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