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Bee-like robber fly - Laphria fernaldi
Copyright © 2011 Jerry Friedman

Bee-like robber fly - Laphria fernaldi
San Cristobal Canyon, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
June 25, 2011
Size: 2-2.5 cm body length?
Small open area in mixed-conifer forest, 8000–9000 feet.

I'll move it to Asilidae tomorrow if no one else does.

Laphria engelhardti?

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Contributed by Jerry Friedman on 26 June, 2011 - 11:24pm
Last updated 20 August, 2011 - 8:38pm

Moved
Moved from Bee-like Robber Flies.
… Herschel Raney, 20 August, 2011 - 8:38pm

 
Thanks.
Interesting to know.
… Jerry Friedman, 21 August, 2011 - 11:25pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… norman and cheryl lavers, 28 June, 2011 - 9:47am

 
Thanks.
I thought it might be this genus, but it's good to know for sure.
… Jerry Friedman, 28 June, 2011 - 7:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jerry Friedman, 27 June, 2011 - 9:31pm

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