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robber fly? - Mallophora fautrix
Copyright © 2014 Theresa Bayoud

robber fly? - Mallophora fautrix
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
July 19, 2014
Contributed by Theresa Bayoud on 1 August, 2014 - 2:02am
Last updated 19 September, 2014 - 4:28pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… John S. Ascher, 19 September, 2014 - 9:07am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 3 August, 2014 - 3:14pm

looks like Mallophora fautrix
looks like Mallophora fautrix with the abdomen yellow all the way to the tip. The similar Mallophora orcina has an abdomen with about half of it black.
… Greg W. Lasley, 1 August, 2014 - 8:20am

Reminds me of Mallophora
Reminds me of the possible Mallophora someone else just posted:

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 1 August, 2014 - 2:29am

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