Laphria franciscana Bigot, 1878 is a animal in the Asilidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Laphria franciscana Bigot, 1878

Laphria franciscana Bigot, 1878

Laphria franciscana is a robber fly species in Asilidae found across parts of North America.

Family
Genus
Laphria
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Laphria franciscana Bigot, 1878

Laphria franciscana Bigot, 1878 is a species of robber flies that belongs to the family Asilidae. This species occurs in northeastern North America. Its documented range covers the Canadian provinces of southern Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, and Nova Scotia, as well as the U.S. state of Maine. The southernmost extent of its known distribution reaches the U.S. states of Texas and Florida.

Photo: (c) Marshal Hedin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Marshal Hedin · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Asilidae Laphria

More from Asilidae

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

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