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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.

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

Aspecto

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

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Mimic Master

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

Habilidad

Swift Hunter

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

Habilidad

Venomous Bite

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

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
30-50 mm
Tamaño
15-25 mm
Esperanza de vida
21-28 días
Velocidad de vuelo
15-25 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

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

Diferencias por edad: Larvae hunt other insect larvae in decaying wood, while adults hunt flying insects.

Alimentos principales

  • Honey bees
  • Bumblebees
  • Wasps
  • Flies
  • Beetles

Método de búsqueda

  • Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

LaphriaYellow-Backed Bee Fly

Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

30-50 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

15-25 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

21-28 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

15-25 km/h

¿Qué come Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

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

¿Cómo caza Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

Ambush

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria?

6

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