| Amphicosmus arizonicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Amphicosmus |
| Species: | A. arizonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphicosmus arizonicus Hall, 1975 | |
Amphicosmus arizonicus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is known from Arizona. [5]
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Some are colloquially known as bomber flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects.
Poecilanthrax willistonii, Williston's bee fly or sand dune bee fly, is a member of the Bombyliidae insect family. This family includes the bee flies, true flies that have developed Batesian mimicry characteristics to avoid predators. That is, they look like bees because that helps them avoid bee-wary predators, but they lack stingers.
Systropus arizonicus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Mexico and Arizona.
Systropus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are over 200 described species in the genus Systropus, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Amphicosmus arizonensis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from Arizona.
Amphicosmus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five described species in Amphicosmus.
Tomomyzinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are six genera and more than 50 described species in Tomomyzinae.
Systropus angulatus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Texas.
Exoprosopa eremita is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It occurs in western North America.
Paravilla tricellula is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in California.
Lepidanthrax angulus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Poecilanthrax varius is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Paravilla fulvicoma is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the western United States from Washington to Oklahoma, south into Mexico.
Toxophora amphitea is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in eastern North America from Ontario south to Florida and Texas.
Dipalta serpentina is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is widespread in North America from British Columbia, Canada south and east through most of the United States to Florida, Mexico, Cuba, Guatemala, and Honduras. It is a parasitoid of antlion species such as Myrmeleon immaculatus.
Lepidophora lepidocera, the scaly bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family of Bombyliidae. It is found in the eastern United States from Florida and New York west to Texas and Colorado.
Exoprosopa clarki is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Anastoechus leucothrix is a species of bee flies.
Bombylius texanus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Hemipenthes edwardsii is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the western United States and British Columbia, Canada.
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