Hemipenthes scylla (Osten Sacken, 1887) is a animal in the Bombyliidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Hemipenthes
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Hemipenthes scylla (Osten Sacken, 1887)

Hemipenthes scylla is a species of bee fly that belongs to the family Bombyliidae. This species has a widespread distribution across Mexico, and it has also been recorded in Texas and Arizona.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Bombyliidae Hemipenthes

More from Bombyliidae

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

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