''Laphria thoracica'' is a species of robber flies in the family

Asilidae The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking Insect mouthparts#Hypopharynx, hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects t ...

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common eastern bumblebee ''Bombus impatiens'', the common eastern bumblebee, is the most commonly encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America. They can be found in the Eastern temperate forest region of the eastern United States, southern Canada, and the e ...

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thoracica Thoracica is an infraclass of crustaceans which contains the most familiar species of barnacles found on rocky coasts, such as '' Semibalanus balanoides'' and ''Chthamalus stellatus''. They have six well-developed limbs, and may be either stalke ...

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