A Pinewoods Laphria with soldier beetle prey in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). Determined by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.
A Pinewoods Laphria in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/20/2015).
A Pinewoods Laphria in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/15/2007).
A Pinewoods Laphria in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Pinewoods Laphria in Charles Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jugbayjs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Pinewoods Laphria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/14/2019). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved.
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Status
Laphria virginica prefers stumps and logs of hard pines. It has been recorded in copula with Laphria posticata, and they presumably could hybridize where ranges overlap (S. Bullington, The Laphriini Pages website).
Description
This species is superficially similar to Laphria flavicollis, showing a yellow pilose thorax, and a black abdomen, which probably mimics certain bumblebees (Bombus spp.) or eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica). The scutellar bristles on L. virginica are relatively short and black, while these bristles are longer and yellow on L. flavicollis. Laphria virginica is generally stockier and more robust than L. flavicollis.
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A Pinewoods Laphria with soldier beetle prey in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). Determined by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.
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A Pinewoods Laphria in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/20/2015).
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A Pinewoods Laphria in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/15/2007).
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A Pinewoods Laphria in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Laphria virginica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Laphria |
| Species: | L. virginica
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| Binomial name | |
| Laphria virginica (Banks, 1917)
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Laphria virginica is a species of robber flies in the genus Laphria ("bee-like robber flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies").[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laphria virginica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Laphria virginica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Laphria virginica Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 18 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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