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Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria

laphria thoracica

The Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria is a fascinating insect with a bright yellow back! It loves to buzz around flowers and is often seen darting through gardens.

Lebensraum: They can be found in gardens, meadows, and open fields.

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The Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria is a large, fuzzy insect that remarkably mimics a bumblebee. It has a robust black body with a distinctive, thick yellow band across its thorax, giving it a 'yellow-backed' appearance. Its black wings are clear.

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Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria
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Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Their larvae live in rotting wood and eat other insect larvae underground.

These incredible fliers can hover perfectly still, just like a tiny helicopter.

They have super-sharp vision, helping them spot tiny prey from far away.

They're sometimes called "assassin flies" for their amazing hunting skills!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mimic Master

Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria has furry yellow and black markings that help them mimic stinging bumblebees, scaring off potential predators.

Fähigkeit

Swift Hunter

Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria can quickly ambush flying insects because of their powerful wings and excellent eyesight, catching prey mid-air.

Fähigkeit

Venomous Bite

Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria can inject paralyzing venom into their prey using a tough proboscis, quickly subduing other insects.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-50 mm
Größe
15-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
21-28 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15-25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fierce insect hunters pounce on other flying bugs for their meals!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae hunt other insect larvae in decaying wood, while adults hunt flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • Honey bees
  • Bumblebees
  • Wasps
  • Flies
  • Beetles

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

A common prey item for adults.

hunts

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Often mistaken for their mimicry target.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

A bird predator that eats large insects.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Ambush predator that catches them on flowers.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

LaphriaYellow-Backed Bee Fly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

30-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

15-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

21-28 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

15-25 km/h

Was frisst Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

These fierce insect hunters pounce on other flying bugs for their meals!

Wo findet man Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria normalerweise?

They can be found in gardens, meadows, and open fields.

Wie jagt Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

6

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