Bombyliidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Bombyliidae
Chrysanthrax cypris (Meigen, 1820)

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.

Chrysanthrax edititius (Say, 1829)

Chrysanthrax edititius (Say, 1829)

Chrysanthrax edititius (Say, 1829)

Chrysanthrax edititius is a widely distributed species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae found from the US to Honduras.

Chrysanthrax dispar (Coquillett, 1887)

Chrysanthrax dispar (Coquillett, 1887)

Chrysanthrax dispar (Coquillett, 1887)

Chrysanthrax dispar is a bee fly species in the Bombyliidae family found from Canada south to Mexico.

Poecilanthrax alcyon (Say, 1824)

Poecilanthrax alcyon (Say, 1824)

Poecilanthrax alcyon (Say, 1824)

Poecilanthrax alcyon is a widespread species of bee fly found from Canada through the US to Mexico.

Poecilanthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886)

Poecilanthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886)

Poecilanthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886)

Poecilanthrax arethusa is a bee fly species in Bombyliidae found in the southwestern US, Mexico, and Central America down to Panama.

Poecilanthrax effrenus (Coquillett, 1887)

Poecilanthrax effrenus (Coquillett, 1887)

Poecilanthrax effrenus (Coquillett, 1887)

Poecilanthrax effrenus is a species of bee fly in the Bombyliidae family.

Poecilanthrax willistonii (Coquillett, 1887)

Poecilanthrax willistonii (Coquillett, 1887)

Poecilanthrax willistonii (Coquillett, 1887)

Poecilanthrax willistonii is a bee-mimicking bee fly that parasitizes other insects on sand dunes in North America.

Villa lateralis (Say, 1823)

Villa lateralis (Say, 1823)

Villa lateralis (Say, 1823)

Villa lateralis is a bee fly species with distinct abdominal markings, distributed across North and Central America.

Villa modesta (Meigen, 1820)

Villa modesta (Meigen, 1820)

Villa modesta (Meigen, 1820)

Villa modesta is a fairly large brown fly found in European coastal dunes from June to September.

Paravilla separata (Walker, 1852)

Paravilla separata (Walker, 1852)

Paravilla separata (Walker, 1852)

Paravilla separata is a species of bee fly from the Bombyliidae family found in eastern North America.

Dipalta serpentina Osten Sacken, 1877

Dipalta serpentina Osten Sacken, 1877

Dipalta serpentina Osten Sacken, 1877

Dipalta serpentina is a widespread North American bee fly that acts as a parasitoid of certain antlion species.

Hemipenthes sinuosus (Wiedemann, 1821)

Hemipenthes sinuosus (Wiedemann, 1821)

Hemipenthes sinuosus (Wiedemann, 1821)

The sinuous bee fly (Hemipenthes sinuosus) is a Bombyliidae bee fly found across North America, similar to H. jaennickeana but differing in wing venation.

Hemipenthes morio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemipenthes morio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemipenthes morio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemipenthes morio is a common species of bee fly found in Europe, eastern Palearctic, and the Near East, with hyperparasitic larvae.

Hemipenthes scylla (Osten Sacken, 1887)

Hemipenthes scylla (Osten Sacken, 1887)

Hemipenthes scylla (Osten Sacken, 1887)

Hemipenthes scylla is a bee fly species in the Bombyliidae family found in Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.

Hemipenthes morioides (Coquillett) Coquillett

Hemipenthes morioides (Coquillett) Coquillett

Hemipenthes morioides (Coquillett) Coquillett

Hemipenthes morio is a common dark-brown hairy bee fly widespread in Europe, the eastern Palearctic, and the Near East.

Hemipenthes webberi (Johnson, 1919)

Hemipenthes webberi (Johnson, 1919)

Hemipenthes webberi (Johnson, 1919)

Hemipenthes webberi is a 6–10 mm insect with dark bodies, yellow tibiae, and distinct color markings.

Hemipenthes maura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemipenthes maura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemipenthes maura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemipenthes maura is a Palaearctic bee fly species with a mostly black body that lives in open grasslands and forest edges.

Neodiplocampta miranda Hull & Martin, 1974

Neodiplocampta miranda Hull & Martin, 1974

Neodiplocampta miranda Hull & Martin, 1974

Neodiplocampta miranda is a bee fly species in the Bombyliidae family found from the southern US south to Nicaragua.

Thyridanthrax atratus

Thyridanthrax atratus

Thyridanthrax atratus

Thyridanthrax atratus is a bee fly species in the Bombyliidae family found in western North America.

Thyridanthrax nugator (Coquillett, 1887)

Thyridanthrax nugator (Coquillett, 1887)

Thyridanthrax nugator (Coquillett, 1887)

Thyridanthrax nugator is a bee fly species in the family Bombyliidae found in California and Oregon.

Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Fallén, 1814)

Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Fallén, 1814)

Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Fallén, 1814)

Thyridanthrax fenestratus is a Palearctic bee fly whose larvae parasitize pupae of Pemphredon fabricii.

Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794

Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794

Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794

Exhyalanthrax afer is a species of bombyliid fly first described in 1794, with a widespread distribution across three biogeographic realms.

Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1834

Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1834

Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1834

Anthrax albofasciatus is a widespread bombyliid fly found across North and Central America plus Cuba.

Anthrax analis Say, 1823

Anthrax analis Say, 1823

Anthrax analis Say, 1823

Anthrax analis, the black bee fly, is a North American bombyliid fly whose larvae parasitize tiger beetles, and adults act as pollinators.

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