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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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Robber fly? - Laphria asackeni - male
Copyright © 2010 Jack Owicki

Robber fly? - Laphria asackeni - Male
El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve, San Mateo County, California, USA
July 30, 2010
Size: ~12 mm
First thought this was a horse fly, but I'm now more inclined toward robber. It landed on some dried grass in the sun (about 80 F temperature) but was pretty lethargic: I encouraged it to crawl onto my hand; it sat there for a minute or two and then flew away.

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Contributed by Jack Owicki on 31 July, 2010 - 12:30pm
Last updated 31 July, 2010 - 8:53pm

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

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Definitely a Robber. The fly experts will take it from here.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 July, 2010 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

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