SeasonalityAdults have been found from late May to late July.IdentificationMedium-large flies, 20 mm in length. Laphria vultur is robust-looking with a general gold/orange coloration, due to copious amounts of reddish-orange hair (pubescence) covering the entirety of the head, thorax, and abdomen. The pubescence of other species in the genus Laphria is generally less distinct and sparser. Pubescence is most intense on the abdomen and face, with the mystax (hairs surrounding the mouthparts) and mane (surrounding the hypopharynx) slightly lighter in color. Long raptorial legs are covered in moderately thick black and reddish-orange pubescence, with long claws at the end of the tarsi for capturing and subduing prey (McAtee 1919; Adisoemarto 1967)
Scientific NameLaphria vulturHabitat
Open glades within montane and Cordilleran forests of western North America; generally mixed deciduous/coniferous. Occasionally found in open grasslands (Cannings 1994, 1997).
Seasonality
Adults have been found from late May to late July.
Identification
Medium-large flies, 20 mm in length. Laphria vultur is robust-looking with a general gold/orange coloration, due to copious amounts of reddish-orange hair (pubescence) covering the entirety of the head, thorax, and…
Medium-large flies, 20 mm in length. Laphria vultur is robust-looking with a general gold/orange coloration, due to copious amounts of reddish-orange hair (pubescence) covering the entirety of the head, thorax, and abdomen. The pubescence of other species in the genus Laphria is generally less distinct and sparser. Pubescence is most intense on the abdomen and face, with the mystax (hairs surrounding the mouthparts) and mane (surrounding the hypopharynx) slightly lighter in color. Long raptorial legs are covered in moderately thick black and reddish-orange pubescence, with long claws at the end of the tarsi for capturing and subduing prey (McAtee 1919; Adisoemarto 1967)
Life History
See
genus page.
Conservation
The conservation of Laphria vultur is not a concern.
Diet Info
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genus page.
RangeLaphria vultur is found from southern British Columbia to California, and east to Mississippi (McAtee 1919; Adisoemarto 1967; Cannings 1994).
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Page Citation
"Species Details - Laphria vultur, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-33850. Accessed 08 Dec. 2024.
References
AuthorCannings, R. A.
TitleInsects of the Yukon.
Publication Date1997
Pages637-662
AuthorMcAtee, W. L.
TitleKey to the nearctic species of the genus Laphria (Diptera: Asilidae).
Publication Date1919
Series TitleThe Ohio Journal of Science
Volume19
Pages143-173
AuthorCannings, R. A.
TitleRobber Flies (Diptera: Asilidae) new to Canada, British Columbia, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories with notes on distribution and habitat.
Publication Date1994
Series TitleJournal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia
Volume91
Pages19-26
AuthorAdisoemarto, S.
TitleThe Asilidae (Diptera) of Alberta.
Publication Date1967
Series TitleQuaestiones Entomologicae
Volume3
Pages3-100
Specimen Information
There is 1 specimen of this Species.
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