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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphriinae » Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » Laphria asackeni
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Fly? on a Thimbleberry leaf - Laphria asackeni - female
Copyright © 2010 Scott Peden

Fly? on a Thimbleberry leaf - Laphria asackeni - Female
Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
July 18, 2010
Size: 1.5 inches?
It allowed us to get real close with the cameras. The Thimbleberry had a large gall on it, don't know if this is a wasp or fly though.

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Fly? on a Thimbleberry leaf - Laphria asackeni - female Robberfly on a Thimbleberry leaf - Laphria asackeni Robberfly on a Thimbleberry leaf - Laphria asackeni
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Contributed by Scott Peden on 19 July, 2010 - 1:59am
Last updated 31 July, 2010 - 8:53pm

Moved
Moved from Bee-like Robber Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 July, 2010 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 27 July, 2010 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

Laphria asackeni -- a female.
Laphria asackeni -- a female. Very nice; new BugGuide fly!
… Eric Fisher, 19 July, 2010 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

Moved where the experts will see it faster; nice robber
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 19 July, 2010 - 2:04am login or register to post comments

This
is a robberfly! Family Asilidae! They're beautiful insects! Great picture!
… Breanna Lyle, 19 July, 2010 - 2:04am login or register to post comments

 
Oh yes, very beautiful, and I
Oh yes, very beautiful, and I was worried a biter as if nicked my left ear as it flew off.

Thanks! I've a few more good photo's of other critters I'll submit over the next week.
… Scott Peden, 19 July, 2010 - 2:38am login or register to post comments

 
Well,
they are predatory, but usually don't attack large things. Some will take down humming birds, wasps, and many other large insects!
… Breanna Lyle, 19 July, 2010 - 2:51am login or register to post comments

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