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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphriinae » Bee-like Robber Flies (Laphria) » sericea complex (Laphria sericea complex)
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Robber Fly - Laphria - female
Copyright © 2004 Steve Nanz

Robber Fly - Laphria - Female
Black River, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
June 14, 2004
I guess it's a Robber Fly. Extra Credit fo rthe victim?
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 6 August, 2004 - 4:54am
Last updated 2 March, 2015 - 8:48pm

Moved
Moved from / aktis complex.
… Ben Coulter, 2 March, 2015 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bee-like Robber Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 16 June, 2007 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

Golden Laphria
This is either Laphria aktis or Laphria sericea. Both have this lovely golden haired appearance. Fine shot to catch it before it claps its wings shut. They often linger open-winged when they feed.

Herschel Raney
… Herschel Raney, 28 August, 2004 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Laphria saffrana?
Herschel, is this the same thing as Laphria saffrana listed on the Laphrini pages?

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 31 January, 2005 - 3:54am login or register to post comments

 
Laphria
No this is not saffrana. Though the golden color might lead one that way. L saffrana has the very visible deaths head on the throrax. L aktis and sericea have the shining gold only.
… Herschel Raney, 27 May, 2005 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

Fruit fly victim?
The robber fly is one of the bee mimics in the genus Laphria. Might be able to ID the species later. The victim appears to be a fruit fly in the family Tephritidae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 August, 2004 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

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