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		<title>Mating Robber Flies</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/26/mating-robber-flies-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mating Robber Flies
February 26, 2010
Hi, WTB,
Mating Robber Flies.  Mid-July, 2009.  Foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains, southern Arizona, about 4,400&#8242;.  There are lots of Robbers around here, and I&#8217;m always glad to observe them.
Best,
Denny
Hi Denny,
We believe these may be Neomochtherus californicus, a species of Robber Fly that is represented on BugGuide with a single series [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/07/23/mating-robber-flies-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mating Robber Flies'>Mating Robber Flies</a> <small>a couple of photos and a moth ID Hello I...</small></li>
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		<title>Hanging Thief</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/16/hanging-thief-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Requesting the correct name for this insect.
February 16, 2010
This insect that I would like a name for is seen in the summer months. I have heard that they either eat flies, mosquitoes, or bees? I have seen this insect in South Eastern North Carolina
A.G.
South East North Carolina
Dear A.G.,
This is a Hanging Thief, a species of [...]


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		<title>Courting Robber Flies from Texas:  Heteropogon patruelis</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/24/courting-robber-flies-from-texas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/24/courting-robber-flies-from-texas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saw this (possible) mating ritual&#8230;
November 24, 2009
Although I saw the two bugs interacting for some time, I have no idea what they are after having looked here and there for an answer.
Stingrey
Big Bend National Park
Hi Stingrey,
These courting Robber Flies are gorgeous.  The male is flying.  We believe they are in the genus Laphria, but we [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/07/01/bee-like-robber-fly/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Bee-Like Robber Fly'>Bee-Like Robber Fly</a> <small>Huge Orange Robber Fly I know you&#8217;re swamped, but check...</small></li>
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		<title>Bee-Like Robber Fly from Canada is Laphria gilva</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/14/bee-like-robber-fly-from-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/14/bee-like-robber-fly-from-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[what is it?
November 11, 2009
i would like to know what kind of bug this is
Brenda Bouvier
Enterprise Northwest territories
Hi Brenda,
This is a Bee-Like Robber Fly in the genus Laphria.  There are no exact matches on BugGuide, but Laphria janus, which is found in Canada, looks somewhat similar, but with a yellow thorax rather than the black [...]


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		<title>Hanging Thief</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/08/hanging-thief-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robber Fly
October 8, 2009
I believe this is a robber fly but would like to get your expert opinion. I have not seen one with green eyes.
m zapata
Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas
Dear m zapata,
Yes, this is a Robber Fly.  We are nearly certain it is a Hanging Thief in the genus Diogmites.  Though it does not [...]


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		<title>Robber Fly</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/29/robber-fly-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huge unknown wasp looking bug
August 28, 2009
The other day I was launched into action as screams came from the kitchen. &#8220;Daddy come get this bug it&#8217;s HUGE!!!&#8221; So I did what Dads do and got it but now I would like to know what in the world it is&#8230; I&#8217;m 37 years old and lived [...]


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		<title>Probably Southern Bee Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/20/probably-southern-bee-killer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/20/probably-southern-bee-killer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More on the Belzebul Robber Fly
August 20, 2009
These photos were taken today, Aug. 20th. These flies are still in our yard (first spotted on Aug. 6th), still hanging out among the crepe myrtle trees. I never did spot any fly eggs, but they certainly may be on the trees or grass. I think this is [...]


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		<title>Bee Killer eats European Paper Wasp</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/15/bee-killer-eats-golden-paper-wasp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/15/bee-killer-eats-golden-paper-wasp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We saw this bug eating a wasp. We&#8217;ve never seen one before. What is it?
August 15, 2009
We saw this bug eating a wasp. We&#8217;ve never seen one before. What is it?
 Your letter to the bugman    Please help us identify this ugly unusual furry bug preying on a wasp. We live in the Los Angeles [...]


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		<title>Robber Fly from Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/12/unknown-robber-fly-from-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/12/unknown-robber-fly-from-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huge scary Mosquito like creature
August 12, 2009
Hi there,
We found this critter resting on the floor of our outside terrace. It looks positively dangerous&#8230;i had my husband put it in a tupperware for the meantime as it seems a bit risky to leave it flying around. I would say it stands approx 1 inch tall and [...]


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		<title>Robber Fly eats Grasshopper</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/10/robber-fly-eats-grasshopper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/10/robber-fly-eats-grasshopper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carnage, Purely Natural!August 10, 2009Thanks again for providing such a great resource. I have e-mailed before about a Regal Jumping Spider in October of 2008 and have used your archives so many times to identify the critters I stumble across. You were a help again today to identify this Robber Fly that I photographed today [...]


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