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Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » / aktis complex (Laphria sericea) - Laphria - male - female

Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » / aktis complex (Laphria sericea) - Laphria - Male Female
Green Lane, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 23, 2012
Sunny, very light breeze, 3:41 PM, 73 deg. F In forbs at woods edge

After checking the guide, I'm pretty confident this is a good ID but I've been wrong before!

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Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » / aktis complex (Laphria sericea) - Laphria - male - female Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » / aktis complex (Laphria sericea) - Laphria - male - female

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