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Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria
Laphria thoracica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Giant LaphriaLaphria grossa
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Black-tailed LaphriaLaphria flavicollis
Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginica
Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatus
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Yellow-waisted LaphriaLaphria sacrator
Hairy-eyed Bee-mimic FlyMallota posticata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,891 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 1,988 |
| Ontario | 1,766 |
| Ohio | 879 |
| New York | 825 |
| Michigan | 687 |
| Wisconsin | 468 |
| Illinois | 316 |
| Massachusetts | 261 |
| Quebec | 221 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Robber Flies · Asilidae |
| Genus | Bee-mimic Robber Flies · Laphria |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.