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Beelzebub Bee-eater

Mallophora leschenaultii

Photo by David Reagan
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The largest fly in North America and a fierce predator. Pictured here with a meal of a paper wasp.

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Mallophora leschenaultii MACQUART, 1838

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Glen Marks
Beautiful shot! My thoughts exactly EnvUnlimited! Put in a good 1/2 hour of reading up on this.

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PublishedJune 2, 2011

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