Bug FAQBlack-tailed Laphria
Laphria flavicollis · Order: Diptera · Family: Asilidae
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Laphria flavicollis belongs to the robber-fly family Asilidae. It lives in deciduous woodlands.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It can be found in deciduous woods.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Maryland.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Asilidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laphria_flavicollis
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.