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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Efferia » Pogonias group (Efferia Pogonias group) » Efferia benedicti
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Robber Fly - Efferia benedicti - male
Copyright © 2011 Matt Bearup

Robber Fly - Efferia benedicti - Male
Selah, Yakima County, Washington, USA
August 5, 2011
My first robber fly!! I had never seen one until now. This robber fly had been in a bad fight and lost, both wings were badly damaged and it was missing most of a leg.
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Contributed by Matt Bearup on 5 August, 2011 - 5:29pm
Last updated 21 March, 2012 - 2:20pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Matt Bearup, 21 March, 2012 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

Efferia benedicti
Herschel is right -- Efferia benedicti male. Ranges from southern BC grasslands to California and Arizona. A rather common species, at least in the northern part of its distribution.
… Rob Cannings, 21 March, 2012 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

Sounds like
Efferia roughhouseii. But only six species in WA state in this big western group. Most likely E benedicti male.
… Herschel Raney, 8 August, 2011 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 5 August, 2011 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
a male Efferia.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 5 August, 2011 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

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