Conophorus fenestratus (Osten Sacken, 1877) is a animal in the Bombyliidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Conophorus fenestratus (Osten Sacken, 1877)

Conophorus fenestratus (Osten Sacken, 1877)

Conophorus fenestratus, the net-veined bee fly, is a Bombyliidae bee fly found in the western US and Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Family
Genus
Conophorus
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Conophorus fenestratus (Osten Sacken, 1877)

Conophorus fenestratus, commonly called the net-veined bee fly, is a species of bee fly that belongs to the family Bombyliidae. This species occurs in the western United States, ranging from Washington state to Arizona. It is also found in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The wings of Conophorus fenestratus are transparent, marked with a black veined pattern.

Photo: (c) Anthony Ye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anthony Ye · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Bombyliidae Conophorus

More from Bombyliidae

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

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