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 Robberfly from South Africa
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| Eckart Stolle |
Posted on 21-06-2007 21:20
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Member Location: Halle (Saale) - Germany Posts: 9 Joined: 11.04.07 |
Hi! Does anyone has an idea what Robberfly this could be? Found in South Africa (Pretoria) at a rocky slope with scattered vegetation (Febr. 2006) greetz Eckart 
Es ist nicht wenig Zeit die wir haben - Es ist viel Zeit, die wir nicht n?tzen. Seneca http://www.evsa.de |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 21-06-2007 21:50
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Hello Eckart, The species is called Hyperechia marshalli, the Carpenter Bee robber fly!  They feed on Carpenter bees and other bees and wasps! Greetings, Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Eckart Stolle |
Posted on 24-06-2007 19:59
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Member Location: Halle (Saale) - Germany Posts: 9 Joined: 11.04.07 |
Cool! Thanx alot for the IDing. Cheers. Eckart Es ist nicht wenig Zeit die wir haben - Es ist viel Zeit, die wir nicht n?tzen. Seneca http://www.evsa.de |
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