''Laphria flava'', the bumblebee robberfly, yellow robberfly or yellow assassin fly, is a

fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

of the Asilidae family.

Features

The size of the yellow predators is variable, reaching a body length of 12 to 25 millimeters and are strongly built. They have dense hairs, which are coloured yellow and black making it resemble a bumblebee. The anterior part of the chest is covered with short, yellow hair; the posterior part of the chest has a dense, long hairs of the same colour, which are directed backwards. The back and legs are also hairy.

Literature

* Heiko Bellmann: ''Insekten''. 2nd edition, Steinbachs Naturführer, Eugen Ulmer Verlag, 2010, S. 145, * Heiko Bellmann: ''Der neue Kosmos Insektenführer.'' Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2009, S. 228,

External links

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Steckbrief bei Insektenbox.de {{Taxonbar, from=Q1499269 Brachyceran flies of Europe flava Insects described in 1761 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus