Efferia aestuans

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''.
Beast and Beauty Robber fly in North Texas shares a bubbly branch by the begonias. Diptera: Asilidae according to my search engine. Efferia aestuans,Neoinamus cyanurus,Neoitamus cyanurus,robber Fly

Appearance

It reaches a body length of 18 mm in males and 23 mm in females.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyAsilidae
GenusEfferia
SpeciesE. aestuans