A Silky Laphria with prey in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).
A Silky Laphria preying on a scorpionfly (Panorpa helena) in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/7/2014).
A pair of Silky Laphrias, with prey, in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/6/2020).
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8 Records
Status
Laphria sericea is part of a complex of large, orange eastern species that are difficult to identify in the field. This complex also includes Laphria aktis, and an undescribed species discovered by Stephen Bullington. Males are distinguishable from genitalia, and can even be determined from a sharp macrophotograph, but females require a specimen. This species can be quite common in deciduous forests.
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A Silky Laphria with prey in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).
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Richard Orr.
A Silky Laphria preying on a scorpionfly (Panorpa helena) in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/7/2014).
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Matt Tillett.
A pair of Silky Laphrias, with prey, in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/6/2020).
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Rick Borchelt.
Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Laphria |
| Species: | L. sericea
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| Laphria sericea Say, 1823
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Laphria sericea is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laphria sericea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Laphria sericea species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Laphria sericea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Laphria sericea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
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