Lepidophora lepidocera (Wiedemann, 1828) is a animal in the Bombyliidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lepidophora lepidocera (Wiedemann, 1828)

Lepidophora lepidocera (Wiedemann, 1828)

Lepidophora lepidocera, the scaly bee fly, is a bombyliid bee fly found in eastern United States.

Family
Genus
Lepidophora
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Lepidophora lepidocera (Wiedemann, 1828)

Lepidophora lepidocera, commonly known as the scaly bee fly, is a species of bee fly belonging to the family Bombyliidae. This species occurs in the eastern United States, ranging from Florida and New York westward to Texas and Colorado.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Bombyliidae Lepidophora

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