An Ashy Laphria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/14/2016). Identification verified by Ben Coulter/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

An Ashy Laphria specimen from Clinton Co., Pennsylvania (coll. B.Leppo, malaise trap 6/2011).

Photo by Ben Coulter MBP List

An Ashy Laphria specimen from Clinton Co., Pennsylvania (coll. B.Leppo, malaise trap 6/2011).

Photo by Ben Coulter MBP List

Ashy Laphria in Somerset Co., Maryland (5/20/2025). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1259691 - Psn: 78)

Ashy Laphria in Somerset Co., Maryland (5/20/2025). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Status

Laphria cinerea is a distinctive species, black with whitish hair, especially conspicuous on the legs. This species prefers pine logs and stumps, and tends to fly early in the season for a Laphria. Records from Virginia range from mid-April to the end of May (Bedel 2010).

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An Ashy Laphria in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/14/2016). Identification verified by Ben Coulter/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

An Ashy Laphria specimen from Clinton Co., Pennsylvania (coll. B.Leppo, malaise trap 6/2011). Media by Ben Coulter.

Ashy Laphria in Somerset Co., Maryland (5/20/2025). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by danieltayloroc via iNaturalist.