Species Laphria thoracica

Classification · Internet References

Laphria agreed to have picture taken - Laphria thoracica

Bee fly or Robber fly or bee mimic fly?? - Laphria thoracica

Getting rid of the competition - Laphria thoracica - male

Bee-like Robber Fly with prey - Laphria thoracica

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 thoracica (Laphria thoracica)

Internet References

University of Arkansas has some great photos of various identified robberflies, including L. thoracica.

Giff Beaton also has many Laphria species photographed and identified.

S.W. Bullington has an online key of eastern Laphria including photos of pinned specimens.

Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 8 December, 2004 - 7:55am
Last updated 31 January, 2005 - 10:40am

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