Poecilanthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886) is a animal in the Bombyliidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Poecilanthrax
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Poecilanthrax arethusa (Osten Sacken, 1886)

Poecilanthrax arethusa is a species of bee fly that belongs to the family Bombyliidae. Its distribution includes the southwestern United States, spanning from Nebraska and Texas westward to California. It can also be found across most of Mexico, and in Central America extending as far south as Panama.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Bombyliidae Poecilanthrax

More from Bombyliidae

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

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