Explanation of Names
Laphria virginica (Banks 1917)
Identification
Easy to confuse with L. flavicollis. The main gestalt things to look for are the hairiness of the black abdomen, very fuzzy in virginica but somewhat glossy in flavicollis. The golden hair on the top of the thorax looks more swept back and finely constructed in flavicollis. And in virginica, the legs have a reddish brown tone to the fuzz in good light. --Herschel Raney, 4.v.2006
Habitat
Woodlands, often pine or mixed pine/deciduous. Likes to sit in little sunny patches.