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robber fly with white on end of abdomen - Promachus bastardii - male
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robber fly with white on end of abdomen - Promachus bastardii - Male
W of Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
July 13, 2013
foraging in open grassy area in oak-hickory woodland, Promachus bastardii?
Contributed by Lee Elliott on 10 November, 2013 - 4:08pm
Last updated 19 November, 2013 - 7:21am

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Lee Elliott, 11 November, 2013 - 5:44am

prey is
Apis mellifera
… Brad Barnd, 10 November, 2013 - 9:51pm

Yes
a male bastardii.
… Herschel Raney, 10 November, 2013 - 7:16pm

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