Ashy Laphria
Laphria cinerea (Back, 1904)
Ashy Laphria: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/2581
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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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Laphria cinerea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Laphria
Species:
L. cinerea
Binomial name
Laphria cinerea
(Back, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Dasyllis cinerea Back, 1904

Laphria cinerea is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Laphria cinerea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Laphria cinerea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

Further reading

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  • 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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