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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphriinae » Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » / aktis complex (Laphria sericea)

Species Laphria sericea - / aktis complex

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Robber - Laphria sericea Robber Fly - Laphria sericea - male Mating pair - Laphria sericea - male - female Hover Fly? - Laphria sericea Sunning Himself - Laphria sericea Parasitic Wasp? - Laphria sericea Mating - Laphria sericea - male - female robber fly - Laphria sericea
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))
Superfamily Asiloidea
Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)
Subfamily Laphriinae
Genus Laphria (Bee-like Robber Flies)
Species sericea (/ aktis complex)
Identification
This species pair with aktis and sericea are most often not determinable from photos. Will store both under this complex.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 14 June, 2005 - 5:46pm
Additional contributions by hraney
Last updated 28 January, 2009 - 12:02pm

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