Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 3, 2013, at 9:36 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > Hi George. I heard back from my source. He is the new entomology > instructor at the UW. The gist..... > > It is indeed a robber fly, probably Laphrina sp. , and the behavior is > that it was looking for a snack. It loves to eat flying insects like bees. > > He sent a link with more pictures. > > I guess I remember more than I think I do. Don't think, just remember. > Here is the exchange: > >> From: Evan A Sugden >> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 7:02 PM >> To: Aram Langhans >> Subject: Re: being. with bees. Question for Dr. Edwards successor >> >> Right, that is a robber fly, probably Laphria sp. Obviously a bumble bee >> mimic, of which there are many experts in this genus. For more pics: >> http://bugguide.net/node/view/5234. >> -EAS Much appreciated Aram. May the learning never end. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist