Radiant Laphria Laphria aktis McAtee, 1919    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Asilidae   >   Genus Laphria   

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Laphria aktis is nearly identical to Laphria sericea and another undescribed species discovered by Stephen Bullington. Males of the three species are rather straightforward to identify from a clear view of the genitalia, but females are essentially impossible to determine without a specimen.

There are 5 records in the project database.

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A Radiant Laphria in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/1/2008). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

A Radiant Laphria in Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (7/15/15). Photo by Ben Coulter. (MBP list)


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