(Laphria spp.)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
Description |
Bee-mimic robber flies, as their name suggests, resemble bees. Laphria are large robber flies. Adults are ½″ to ¾″ long. Some are bee-like, with a long, tapering abdomen. Others are bumble bee-like, with a stout abdomen. |
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11/10/2024 |
Taxonomy |
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Suborder |
Brachycera |
Infraorder |
Asilomorpha |
Superfamily |
Asiloidea |
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Subfamily |
Laphriinae |
Tribe |
Laphriini |
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ashy laphria (Laphria cinerea) bee-mimic robber flies (Laphria canis complex) common black laphria (Laphria canis) dagger laphria (Laphria sicula) (?) western black laphria (Laphria franciscana) Winnemana laphria (Laphria winnemana) (?) bee-mimic robber flies (Laphria index complex) arrowhead laphria (Laphria index) southern arrowhead laphria (Laphria ithypyga) (?) bee-mimic robber flies (Laphria sericea complex) radiant laphria (Laphria atkis) silky laphria (Laphria sericea) undescribed species (Laphria sp.) (?) black-tailed laphria (Laphria flavicollis) black-waisted laphria (Laphria divisor) boreal laphria (Laphria posticata) eastern yellow-backed laphria (Laphria thoracica) Huron laphria (Laphria huron) orange-tailed laphria (Laphria janus) remarkable laphria (Laphria insignis) |
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Common Names |
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bee-like robber flies bee-mimic robber flies |
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