Laphria ferox

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Laphria ferox
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Laphria
Species:
L. ferox
Binomial name
Laphria ferox
Williston, 1883

Laphria ferox is a robber fly in the genus Laphria ("bee-like robber flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Laphria ferox species information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)". itis.gov. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Life Laphria ferox species overview". eol.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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