Laphria saffrana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Asilidae |
Genus: | Laphria |
Species: | L. saffrana |
Binomial name | |
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805 | |
Laphria saffrana is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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