Laphria virginica

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Laphria virginica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Laphria
Species:
L. virginica
Binomial name
Laphria virginica
(Banks, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Dasyllis virginica Banks, 1917

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Laphria virginica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Laphria virginica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Laphria virginica Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

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