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Species Laphria franciscana - Western Black Laphria

Laphria franciscana? - Laphria franciscana

A new species for me! - Laphria franciscana

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)

Subfamily Laphriinae

Genus Laphria

Species franciscana (Western Black Laphria)

Explanation of Names

Laphria franciscana Bigot 1878

Western Black Laphria: https://www.robberfliesoftheworld.com/NA_CommonNames.php

Range

w. NA (BC-CA-ID)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Information on robber flies, compiled by F. Geller-Grimm

Contributed by Herschel Raney on 18 July, 2006 - 8:03pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Chris Cohen
Last updated 8 June, 2024 - 10:12pm

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