Laphria sacrator

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Laphria sacrator
Robber Fly (Laphria sacrator) - Flickr - wackybadger.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Laphria
Species:
L. sacrator
Binomial name
Laphria sacrator
Walker, 1849

Laphria sacrator, or Bee-mimic robberfly, is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] They have been spotted in some regions in Wisconsin. [5]

Appearance

Laphria sacrator appears as a winged bug with yellow hairs on the mystax, thorax, and some of the abdomen, with some red hairs. [5]

References

  1. "Laphria sacrator Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. "Laphria sacrator species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. "Laphria sacrator". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. "Laphria sacrator Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  5. 1 2 "Laphria sacrator — wisconsinbutterflies.org". wisconsinbutterflies.org. Retrieved 2022-09-28.