Chrysanthrax cypris (Meigen, 1820) is a animal in the Bombyliidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chrysanthrax cypris (Meigen, 1820)

Chrysanthrax cypris (Meigen, 1820)

Chrysanthrax cypris is a parasitoid bee fly species in Bombyliidae found from eastern US south to Mexico.

Family
Genus
Chrysanthrax
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Chrysanthrax cypris (Meigen, 1820)

Chrysanthrax cypris is a species of bee fly that belongs to the family Bombyliidae. This species is found in the eastern United States, ranging from Massachusetts and Iowa southward into Mexico. It acts as a parasitoid of tiphiid wasps.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Bombyliidae Chrysanthrax

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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