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Robber Fly - Efferia apicalis
Copyright © 2010 Alan Bailey

Robber Fly - Efferia apicalis
Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
June 23, 2010
Size: app. 2 cm
This robber fly was in a grassy subxeric portion of a sandhill along the Canoochee River. Photos were taken in the morning.

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Robber Fly - Efferia apicalis Robber Fly - Efferia apicalis
Contributed by Alan Bailey on 30 June, 2010 - 8:02pm
Last updated 14 July, 2010 - 2:23pm

Moved
Moved from Nerax group.
… Alan Bailey, 14 July, 2010 - 2:23pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Alan Bailey, 4 July, 2010 - 11:13am

Yes-No.
Male robber fly, but looks much more like an Efferia.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 June, 2010 - 9:17pm

 
Thanks
Thanks for the id.
… Alan Bailey, 4 July, 2010 - 11:11am

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