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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) » Laphria affinis

Species Laphria affinis

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Season
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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 affinis (Laphria affinis)
Size
14-20mm
Identification
Fall flight time and the two front yellow legs are pretty diagnostic.
Range
East.
Season
Sept to November
Contributed by tom murray on 28 September, 2005 - 10:02pm
Additional contributions by hraney, Bug Eric
Last updated 1 December, 2005 - 3:26pm

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