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Mallophora fautrix
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Copyright © 2013
Gacko
Robber -
Mallophora fautrix
Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 22, 2011
I think that what I usually find in my backyard are Southern Bee Killers, but I'm always a little uncertain.
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Contributed by
Gacko
on 1 January, 2013 - 4:52pm
Last updated 14 January, 2013 - 7:47pm
Moved
Moved from
Robber Flies
.
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v belov
, 14 January, 2013 - 7:47pm
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Mallophora
Well, with the all-yellow abdomen this keys out to
Mallophora fautrix
, so yes, your uncertainty did pay off!
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Tristan McKnight
, 14 January, 2013 - 7:03pm
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Thank-you--
Not only for the ID, but for the new-found ability to tell the difference on my own now!
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Gacko
, 15 January, 2013 - 6:15pm
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