Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1761) is a animal in the Asilidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1761)

Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1761)

Laphria flava is a species of Asilidae fly, commonly called the bumblebee robberfly, yellow robberfly, or yellow assassin fly.

Family
Genus
Laphria
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1761)

Laphria flava, commonly known as the bumblebee robberfly, yellow robberfly, or yellow assassin fly, is a species of fly that belongs to the Asilidae family. This species was formally described by Linnaeus in 1761, and its accepted scientific name is Laphria flava.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Asilidae Laphria

More from Asilidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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