A Black-backed Lampria in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/16/2020).
A Black-backed Lampria in Howard Co., Maryland (8/22/2019). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Black-backed Lampria from Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania (07/14/2013).
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A Black-backed Lampria in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) Wendy J. Alexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
A Black-backed Lampria in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/8/2017). (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
Black-backed Lampria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/2/2025). (c) lkeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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This brightly-colored representative of a mostly neotropical genus can sometimes be found hunting in low, dense vegetation, or guarding territory at a stump or log.
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A Black-backed Lampria in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/16/2020).
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A Black-backed Lampria from Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania (07/14/2013).
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A Black-backed Lampria in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/8/2017). (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
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Black-backed Lampria in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/2/2025). (c) lkeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Lampria bicolor | |
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| Lampria bicolor, New Jersey | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Lampria |
| Species: | L. bicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Lampria bicolor (Wiedemann, 1828)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lampria bicolor is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. It is found mainly in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, but has also been reported in South America.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lampria bicolor Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Lampria bicolor species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Lampria bicolor". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Lampria bicolor Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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