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 A golden robber fly with prey. Shot in Malaysia in a community forest. Any help on ID is greatly appreciated.

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 This beautiful fly (& photo!) looks to be Choerades ( "Laphria" ) sobria -- based on a specimen from the British Museum.
Edited by ChrisR on 03-06-2010 08:12
 
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 Very interesting. The prey is some ant queen (Formicidae).
 
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 Thanks, Eric and Martin.

Eric, i checked the gallery and there's no Laphria sobria in it. Should i add this to the gallery? Thanks.
 
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orionmystery wrote:
Thanks, Eric and Martin.

Eric, i checked the gallery and there's no Laphria sobria in it. Should i add this to the gallery? Thanks.


I vote for triple YES ! We have not many flies from regions outside Europe!

Walter
Walter Pfliegler - Amateur Nature Photographer from Hungary (and molecular biologist)
 
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 Thanks, Walter. Submitted Smile
 
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 Amazing picsWink!
 
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