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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Bee Killers (Mallophora) » Mallophora fautrix
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Hawking Fly - Mallophora fautrix
Copyright © 2014 Steven Mlodinow

Hawking Fly - Mallophora fautrix
north of Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA
August 29, 2014
Size: 1 cm - estimated

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Contributed by Steven Mlodinow on 4 September, 2014 - 1:02pm
Last updated 19 September, 2014 - 6:57am

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… John S. Ascher, 19 September, 2014 - 6:57am login or register to post comments

could it maybe be a....Robber Fly (mallophora fautrix)
Hi...noticed your 'hawking fly' - not heard of those, but it sure looks like a Robber Fly (mallophora fautrix) to me, but I'm no expert... :)


Cute Robber Fly Guy! (mallophora fautrix) by seventytwoacres, on Flickr
… Jennifer Witherspoon, 4 September, 2014 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

 
CuteRobberFly-mallophora fautrix
I agree. Thanks!
… Steven Mlodinow, 4 September, 2014 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thirded.
Thirded.
… Kevin Moran, 5 September, 2014 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

 
It helps that it's one of my
It helps that it's one of my favorites - I learned about robber flies a few years back and this one is particularly fluffy and cute - most look quite different....anyway, I've only seen a few in person, so GREAT find!
… Jennifer Witherspoon, 4 September, 2014 - 10:57pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 4 September, 2014 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

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