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Laphria Aurea
Laphria may refer to: * Laphria (fly) ''Laphria'' is a genus described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1803, belonging to the family Asilidae, subfamily Laphriinae. Members of this genus are known as bee-like robber flies. This genus has a Holarctic ecozone, Holarctic distribution, occur ..., a genus of robber flies * Laphria (festival), an ancient Greek festival for goddess Artemis {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laphria (fly)
''Laphria'' is a genus described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1803, belonging to the family Asilidae, subfamily Laphriinae. Members of this genus are known as bee-like robber flies. This genus has a Holarctic ecozone, Holarctic distribution, occurring in Europe, Asia, and North America. They prey on a variety of insects, including other robber flies, bees, wasps and beetles. Like other asilids, they use their proboscis to penetrate the body of their prey and inject enzymes which dissolve the tissues. These large flies measure in length. Most ''Laphria'' species are quite hairy and black in color. Some have bee-mimicking markings with black and yellow stripes (like ''Laphria thoracica''). They can be encountered from July through September. Species Select species include: *''Laphria affinis'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1855 *''Laphria aktis'' Mcatee, 1919 *''Laphria altitudinum'' Bromley, 1924 *''Laphria apila'' (Bromley, 1951) *''Laphria aurea'' (Johan Christian F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
