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One less cicada Robber fly and prey. N. Texas Efferia aestuans Click/tap to enlarge

One less cicada

Robber fly and prey. N. Texas

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    Poor cicada. Posted 2 hrs ago

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The Efferia aestuans

''E. aestuans'' is a member of the Asilidae family. It is native to eastern North America, where it ranges from Ontario and New Hampshire south into Florida and New Mexico. It was originally described as ''Asilus aestuans'' in Carl Linnaeus' 1763 work ''Centuria Insectorum''.

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