Genus

Bee-mimic Robber Flies

Laphria

10 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyAsilidae (Robber Flies)
GenusLaphria (Bee-mimic Robber Flies)

Species in this group

Laphria janus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Laphria flava

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Laphria thoracica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Laphria divisor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Laphria flavicollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Laphria franciscana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Laphria virginica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Laphria fernaldi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Laphria sacrator

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Laphria ephippium

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bee-mimic Robber Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~20%
	Orange-Tailed Laphria			~20%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~10%
	Black-Tailed Laphria			<5%
	Pinewoods Laphria			<5%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			<5%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			~10%
	Black-Waisted Laphria			~10%
4	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Bumblebee Robberfly			~10%
5	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~10%
	Bumblebee Robberfly			~10%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~10%
	Bumblebee Robberfly			<5%
	Laphria ephippium			<5%
7	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	~10%
	Bumblebee Robberfly			~10%
8	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Western Black Laphria			<5%
9	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Red-Spotted Laphria			<5%
10	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Yellow-Waisted Laphria			<5%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	<5%
	Bumblebee Robberfly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			~10%
	Black-Tailed Laphria			<5%
2	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~10%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			~10%
	Black-Tailed Laphria			<5%
3	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~10%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			~10%
	Black-Tailed Laphria			<5%
4	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			~10%
5	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Orange-Tailed Laphria			<5%
6	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			<5%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			<5%
8	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			<5%
9	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			<5%
10	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			<5%
11	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria			<5%
12	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Western Black Laphria			<5%
13	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Black-Tailed Laphria			<5%
14	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Black-Tailed Laphria			<5%
15	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Black-Tailed Laphria			<5%

Bee-mimic Robber Flies

Species in this group

Orange-Tailed Laphria

Bumblebee Robberfly

Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria

Black-Waisted Laphria

Black-Tailed Laphria

Western Black Laphria

Pinewoods Laphria

Red-Spotted Laphria

Yellow-Waisted Laphria

Laphria ephippium

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bee-mimic Robber Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked