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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Efferia
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robber fly with white patch on tail - Efferia - male
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robber fly with white patch on tail - Efferia - Male
Highland Haven, Burnet County, Texas, USA
September 25, 2013
One of many Robber Flies buzzing around these days ! I didn't know they ate honey bees ... but have seen quite a few being carried off by these voracious insects. Many thanks for telling me which kind this one is...Denise K.

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robber fly with white patch on tail - Efferia - male robber fly with white patch on tail - Efferia
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Contributed by nature4me on 20 November, 2013 - 6:11am
Last updated 22 November, 2013 - 9:07am

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 November, 2013 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

It is a male
and it is in the large Efferia genus. But for now we can't go past that. Group is reduced by the lower number of species flying in September.
… Herschel Raney, 21 November, 2013 - 6:20am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 November, 2013 - 6:49am login or register to post comments

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