| Anthrax albofasciatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthracinae |
| Tribe: | Anthracini |
| Genus: | Anthrax |
| Species: | A. albofasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthrax albofasciatus | |
| Synonyms | |
Anthrax albofasciatus is a species of fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is widespread, found across most of southern Canada, much of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Central America. [4]
Anthrax is a genus of bombyliid flies, commonly known as "bee-flies" due to their resemblance to bees. Most are dull black flies, and are usually small to medium in size, 4–20 millimetres (0.2–0.8 in), and many species have striking wing patterns.
Jurinia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Labigastera is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Terellia colon is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Terellia of the family Tephritidae.
The Cylindrotominae are one of two subfamilies in the family Cylindrotomidae. They typically have a long body relative to their wing size.
The Milesiini is a large and diverse tribe of hoverflies. They mimic wasps or hornets.
Microsoma exiguum is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. It is a parasitoid of Sitona.
Scepsis is a genus of horseflies of the family Tabanidae.
Hedriodiscus is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Villa hypomelas is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Hamatabanus carolinensis is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Hybomitra lasiophthalma is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Ptilodexia rufipennis is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.
Villa gracilis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Anthrax analis, the black bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It can be found throughout North America, from the Yukon east to Quebec in Canada, the entire mainland United States, most of Mexico, and as far south as Costa Rica and Cuba. As an adult it is a pollinator, and as a larva it is a parasitoid of tiger beetles in the genus Cicindela, and likely also of solitary bees. It is variable in appearance, with the posterior half of the wings usually transparent, but in the eastern United States the wings may be entirely dark.. The body itself is covered in black hair, but the tip of the abdomen usually has silvery scales.
Parosca is a genus of flies in the family Tabanidae.
Acanthocera longicornis is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysochlora is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Raphiocera is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Hippobosca rufipes is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. It is found in southern Africa.