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| Robberfly from South Africa | |
| Eckart Stolle | Posted on 21-06-2007 21:20 | 
| 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 | 
|  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 | 
| 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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