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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Bee Killers (Mallophora) » Mallophora fautrix
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What species of robber fly is this? - Mallophora fautrix
Copyright © 2011 Cynthia Bingham Keiser

What species of robber fly is this? - Mallophora fautrix
Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
September 6, 2011
This amazing robber fly caught a Western Yellowjacket and landed on a Cape Honeysuckle branch.

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What species of robber fly is this? - Mallophora fautrix What species of robber fly is this? - Mallophora fautrix
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Contributed by Cynthia Bingham Keiser on 6 October, 2011 - 10:08pm
Last updated 31 January, 2014 - 10:11am

Still
A year or two later, and one of the best shots of this species in the collection.
… Herschel Raney, 3 August, 2013 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

 
:)
Thank you Herschel! I guess more people need to head outdoors with their camera. That being said, I haven't seen this species before or since. It's still my favorite Robber Fly!
… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 5 August, 2013 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Robberfly
I love your picture!
… Carol G Cummings, 16 September, 2015 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Carol!
This is one of my favorites. I hope to see this beauty again someday.
… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 16 September, 2015 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 October, 2011 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

Mallophora
fautrix.
… Herschel Raney, 8 October, 2011 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thank you Herschel!!!
… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 8 October, 2011 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 October, 2011 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

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