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Laphria cinerea is a distinctive species, black with whitish hair, especially conspicuous on the legs. This species prefers pine logs and stumps, and tends to fly early in the season for a Laphria. Records from Virginia range from mid-April to the end of May (Bedel 2010).
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An Ashy Laphria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/14/2016). Identification verified by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.
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Timothy Reichard.
An Ashy Laphria specimen from Clinton Co., Pennsylvania (coll. B.Leppo, malaise trap 6/2011).
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Ben Coulter.
An Ashy Laphria specimen from Clinton Co., Pennsylvania (coll. B.Leppo, malaise trap 6/2011).
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Ben Coulter.
Source: Wikipedia
Laphria cinerea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Asilidae |
Genus: | Laphria |
Species: | L. cinerea
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Binomial name | |
Laphria cinerea (Back, 1904)
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Laphria cinerea is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laphria cinerea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Laphria cinerea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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