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Bee-like Robber Fly - Laphria thoracica
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Bee-like Robber Fly - Laphria thoracica
Warrenville, Dupage County, Illinois, USA
June 27, 2014
Size: About 2.5 cm
Thought it was a bumblebee but the head is completely different and it only has two wings. Something in the genus Laphria?
Contributed by scschwartz on 27 June, 2014 - 8:17pm
Last updated 28 June, 2014 - 12:53am

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ben Coulter, 28 June, 2014 - 12:53am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 27 June, 2014 - 9:00pm

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