An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2017). Determined by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.
An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/13/2018).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). Verified by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.
Mating Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Determined by Herschel Raney/BugGuide.
An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/21/2015).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/20/2023). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/20/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/23/2013). Collected by Tim McMahon and photographed by Wayne Boo.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Washington Co., Maryland (7/5/2021).
An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/23/2013). Collected by Tim McMahon and photographed by Wayne Boo.
A female Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/14/2008). Verified by Herschel Raney/BugGuide.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/13/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2019). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A female Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/14/2008). Verified by Herschel Raney/BugGuide.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Charles Co., Maryland (5/31/2015).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria with prey in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/13/2009). Determined by Herschel Raney/BugGuide.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria with prey in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/29/2015). Verified by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Carroll Co., Maryland (5/25/2024). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Robert Warren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria mating in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/20/2024). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Washington Co., Maryland (5/27/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Status
Laphria thoracica is one of the most common species of Laphria in this region. L. thoracica is quite widespread in deciduous forests, and can often be located haunting sunlit vegetation and edge habitats from mid-May to August. Territorial males wait for females on low plants near large rotting hardwood logs on the forest floor. The abdomen color varies from completely black to fully-banded with yellow on the base of the abdomen, with many intermediates between the two extremes. The different forms are likely mimetic of different species of Bombus, and the prevalence of a given form seems to vary regionally. This is one of the best bee mimics in the genus.
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An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2017). Determined by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.
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An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/13/2018).
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Robert Warren.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). Verified by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.
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Jim Brighton.
Mating Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Determined by Herschel Raney/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/21/2015).
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Steve Scholnick.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/20/2023). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/20/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/23/2013). Collected by Tim McMahon and photographed by Wayne Boo.
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Washington Co., Maryland (7/5/2021).
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Jim Moore.
An Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/23/2013). Collected by Tim McMahon and photographed by Wayne Boo.
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A female Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/14/2008). Verified by Herschel Raney/BugGuide.
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/13/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved.
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2019). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A female Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/14/2008). Verified by Herschel Raney/BugGuide.
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Stephen Schueman.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Charles Co., Maryland (5/31/2015).
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Steve Collins.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved.
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Jane Hartman.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria with prey in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/13/2009). Determined by Herschel Raney/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria with prey in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/29/2015). Verified by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved.
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Jane Hartman.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Carroll Co., Maryland (5/25/2024). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Robert Warren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
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Robert Warren.
Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria mating in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/20/2024). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Washington Co., Maryland (5/27/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Laphria thoracica | |
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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. thoracica
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| Binomial name | |
| Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Laphria thoracica is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Laphria thoracica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Laphria thoracica species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Laphria thoracica". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Laphria thoracica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
External links
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