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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) » Laphria vorax
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Bee-like Robber Fly Laphia sp - Laphria vorax - male
Copyright © 2014 Betsy Betros

Bee-like Robber Fly Laphia sp - Laphria vorax - Male
Grandfather Prairie Conservation Area, Pettis County, Missouri, USA
June 14, 2014
In a remnant tallgrass prairie.
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Contributed by Betsy Betros on 11 December, 2014 - 9:58pm
Last updated 12 December, 2014 - 7:50am

Article on line on this species:
Laphria vorax is a medium-sized representative of the genus, typically measuring up to 20 mm in length with a yellow and black color pattern (Fig. 1). The
species was described by Bromley (1929) from specimens collected in Kansas
(holotype: Montgomery County, 1916) and Nebraska. Bromley (1934) described a
Great Plains centered distribution for L. vorax, listing it in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,
and Oklahoma. Recent field collections in Arkansas expand the species range from
the Great Plains to the southeast and highlight this robber fly’s association with
remnant grassland habitat. Source: http://www.naturalheritage.com/!userf.../39-3-4_Warriner.pdf
… Betsy Betros, 12 December, 2014 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

 
Range
Indeed, based on published range reports like this, your record appears to be the first for Missouri.
… Ben Coulter, 12 December, 2014 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

 
Really?
Wow!!! That is cool! And it was on a small remnant prairie maintained by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
… Betsy Betros, 12 December, 2014 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Ben Coulter, 12 December, 2014 - 7:43am login or register to post comments

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