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A Robber Fly

Laphria flava

185Records since 2000
JunePeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May26
Jun70
Jul70
Aug18
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland152
2Aberdeenshire Scotland18
3Moray Scotland14
184 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
185
Peak month
June
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Laphria flava
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
177
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Asilidae
Genus
Laphria
Name with authority
Laphria flava (Linnaeus, 1761)
Described
1761

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1499269 · GBIF 1660674