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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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Mallophora orcina? - Mallophora orcina
Copyright © 2011 Tim Lethbridge

Mallophora orcina? - Mallophora orcina
Archbold Biological Station - Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, USA
July 17, 2010
Size: 25mm roughly
This specimen was pretty cooperative and posed for quite a while. I was catching great pollinator activity on these tall (about 3') plants with wooly flowers on top and the robber fly would hide about half way down the plant on the stalk and make occasional runs at unwary bees. Unfortunately, he did not make a capture before growing bored with being a photographic subject and leaving.

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Contributed by Tim Lethbridge on 21 January, 2011 - 9:49pm
Last updated 24 January, 2011 - 5:58am

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies. Thank you for the ID and the explanation.
… Tim Lethbridge, 24 January, 2011 - 5:58am login or register to post comments

Yes, this is Mallophora orcin
Yes, this is Mallophora orcina. Similar to bomboides but smaller; ranges about 16 to 24mm (bomboides 24 to 27mm). Has first 4 tergites yellow haired (bomboides with tergites 1-3 yellow or white, but 4th 1s black).
… Eric Fisher, 24 January, 2011 - 12:24am login or register to post comments

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