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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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Laphria sericea? - Laphria
Copyright © 2008 Jim Bliss

Laphria sericea? - Laphria
Montgomery, New York, USA, Orange County, New York, USA
July 29, 2008
Size: 20 -23 mm
Came upon several of these this summer. This is a very large robber fly, perhaps the largest I've seen. Is this Laphria sericea?
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Contributed by Jim Bliss on 28 August, 2008 - 4:34am
Last updated 2 March, 2015 - 8:40pm

Moved
Moved from / aktis complex.
… Ben Coulter, 2 March, 2015 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

There
Are some surprisingly large robbers awaiting you. But this is a fine one. Yes, it is the Laphria sericea/aktis pair which is still difficult without specimen in hand sometimes.
… Herschel Raney, 28 August, 2008 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

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