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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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An hour later - Laphria
Copyright © 2006 john and jane balaban

An hour later - Laphria
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 2, 2006
Size: ~18mm
And an eighth of a mile away (Yes we do the 8 hour mile!) we found another – once again in the sun on a poison ivy leaf! We assume it is the same species, but don’t know enough to know for certain.
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 11 June, 2006 - 10:56am
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

Impressive
Numbers. This is a rare animal in Arkansas. Or at least L. aktis is. I think L sericea is more common to the east and north of us. Only three records or so currently anywhere in the state for aktis.
… Herschel Raney, 11 June, 2006 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

Very nice images
Almost makes me wish I had some poison ivy in my yard so I could step out there and look for one of these guys. :-)
… Terry Allison, 11 June, 2006 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

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