Sand Hammertail Efferia albibarbis (Macquart, 1838)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Asilidae   >   Genus Efferia   

Status:

A robber fly of open, sandy habitats near water, Efferia albibarbis is most likely to be found near the shore, or large rivers. The species has a very wide range across much of North America (Baker & Fischer, 1975). The genus Efferia s.l. is quite speciose, and some dipterists split it up into a number of smaller genera. Following that classification, this species would be placed in Albibarbefferia.

Description:

Note white moustache (mystax). Female ovipositor shape helps eliminate other Efferia.

There are 61 records in the project database.

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A Sand Hammertail in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A female Sand Hammertail in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A female Sand Hammertail in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/1/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A male Sand Hammertail in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/1/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A male Sand Hammertail in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/1/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A female Sand Hammertail in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/27/2007). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/9/2022). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by danieltayloroc via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/29/2006). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

A male Sand Hammertail in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/13/2020). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/7/2018). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/13/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Kent Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/26/2019). (c) Elizabeth Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Elizabeth Green via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Sand Hammertail in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) Aaron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Aaron via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A male Sand Hammertail in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/26/2015). Verified by Herschel Raney/BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)


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