Dipalta serpentina Osten Sacken, 1877 is a animal in the Bombyliidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Dipalta serpentina Osten Sacken, 1877
Dipalta serpentina is a widespread North American bee fly that acts as a parasitoid of certain antlion species.
Dipalta serpentina is a species of bee fly that belongs to the family Bombyliidae. This species has a wide distribution across North America, ranging from British Columbia, Canada, extending south and east through most of the United States, and reaching as far as Florida, Mexico, Cuba, Guatemala, and Honduras. Dipalta serpentina is a parasitoid that targets antlion species, including Myrmeleon immaculatus.
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Poecilanthrax willistonii (Coquillett, 1887)
Hemipenthes scylla (Osten Sacken, 1887)
Paravilla separata (Walker, 1852)
Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1834
Lepidophora lepidocera (Wiedemann, 1828)
Thyridanthrax nugator (Coquillett, 1887)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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