Bombyliidae
Anthrax anthrax (Schrank, 1781)
Anthrax anthrax (Schrank, 1781)
Anthrax anthrax is a fairly large black fly with patterned markings and transparent-tipped wings, recorded across much of Europe and parts of Asia and North Africa.
Anthrax varius Fabricius, 1794
Anthrax varius Fabricius, 1794
Anthrax varius is a bee fly species in Bombyliidae, described in 1794, found across much of Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East.
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823
Anthrax irroratus is a widely distributed North American bee fly whose larvae parasitize solitary bees and wasps.
Xenox tigrinus (De Geer, 1776)
Xenox tigrinus (De Geer, 1776)
Xenox tigrinus, the tiger bee fly, is a bee-mimicking parasitic fly that also acts as a pollinator.
Xenox habrosus (Marston, 1970)
Xenox habrosus (Marston, 1970)
Xenox habrosus is a bee fly species in the Bombyliidae family found in Mexico, California, and Arizona.
Exoprosopa caliptera (Say, 1823)
Exoprosopa caliptera (Say, 1823)
Exoprosopa caliptera is a bee fly species in the Bombyliidae family found in western North America from Canada to Mexico.
Exoprosopa jacchus (Fabricius, 1805)
Exoprosopa jacchus (Fabricius, 1805)
Exoprosopa jacchus, the silvery bee-fly, is a Bombyliidae bee fly species found in most of Europe.
Exoprosopa fascipennis (Say, 1824)
Exoprosopa fascipennis (Say, 1824)
Exoprosopa fascipennis is a widespread North American bee fly whose larvae are ectoparasites of solitary wasp larvae.
Exoprosopa capucina (Fabricius, 1781)
Exoprosopa capucina (Fabricius, 1781)
Exoprosopa capucina is a bee fly species found in Europe and the Near East with characteristic brownish body and dark marked wings.
Ligyra tantalus (Fabricius, 1794)
Ligyra tantalus (Fabricius, 1794)
Ligyra tantalus is a recognizable Bombyliidae bee fly species found in parts of Asia and Australia.
Hyperalonia morio (Fabricius, 1775)
Hyperalonia morio (Fabricius, 1775)
Hyperalonia morio is a large, distinctively colored bee fly widely distributed across South America.
Geron calvus Loew, 1863
Geron calvus Loew, 1863
Geron calvus is a bee fly species in Bombyliidae found from Virginia, US to Ontario, Canada.
Toxophora amphitea Walker, 1849
Toxophora amphitea Walker, 1849
Toxophora amphitea is a bee fly species in Bombyliidae found in eastern North America.
Bombylius mexicanus Wiedemann, 1821
Bombylius mexicanus Wiedemann, 1821
Bombylius mexicanus is a widely distributed North American species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius major Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius major Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius major is a medium-sized parasitic bee fly distributed across the temperate northern hemisphere.
Bombylius minor Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius minor Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius minor, the heath bee fly, is a Palearctic bombyliid bee fly native to Europe with a widespread continental distribution.
Bombylius pygmaeus Fabricius, 1781
Bombylius pygmaeus Fabricius, 1781
Bombylius pygmaeus is a species of bee fly found in North America and reported from China.
Systoechus solitus (Walker, 1849)
Systoechus solitus (Walker, 1849)
Systoechus solitus is a predatory bee fly species found in the southeastern United States.
Systoechus candidulus Loew, 1863
Systoechus candidulus Loew, 1863
Systoechus candidulus is a North American bee fly whose predatory larvae eat grasshopper eggs.
Heterostylum robustum (Osten Sacken, 1877)
Heterostylum robustum (Osten Sacken, 1877)
Heterostylum robustum is a parasitic North American bee fly that primarily infects solitary bee hosts.
Euchariomyia dives Bigot, 1888
Euchariomyia dives Bigot, 1888
Euchariomyia dives is a small insect species native to southern and eastern Asia with distinct physical features.
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.
Sparnopolius confusus (Wiedemann, 1821)
Sparnopolius confusus (Wiedemann, 1821)
Sparnopolius confusus is a 6–9 mm bombyliid bee fly found in the US and Mexico, a parasitoid of Phyllophaga June beetles.
Lepidophora lutea Painter, 1962
Lepidophora lutea Painter, 1962
Lepidophora lutea is a bee fly species found in Ontario and eastern United States.
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