| Dipalta banksi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Tribe: | Villini |
| Genus: | Dipalta |
| Species: | D. banksi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipalta banksi Johnson, 1921 | |
Dipalta banksi, the Huron shore bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
It is found in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States in sand dune habitats. [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.
Dipalta is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are two described species of Dipalta. The genus is closely related to Villa.
Anthracinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 80 genera and 2,000 described species in Anthracinae.
Villini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Pantarbes capito is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the southwestern United States from California to Wyoming.
Lepidanthrax rauchi is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Mexico and Arizona.
Lepidophora vetusta is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Texas, Mexico, and Central America as far south as Costa Rica.
Stonyx clelia is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from Mexico and Arizona.
Amphicosmus arizonensis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from Arizona.
Neodiplocampta mirella is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from California.
Aldrichia auripuncta is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the northeastern United States.
Lepidanthrax disjunctus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from Mexico and Arizona.
Systropus bicornis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Mexico.
Lepidanthrax eremicus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from California.
Toxophora virgata is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found from Mexico through most of the western United States north to Canada. Hosts include potter wasps from the genera Odynerus and Stenodynerus.
Xenox habrosus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Mexico, California, and Arizona.
Geron calvus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the northeastern United States from Virginia north to Ontario, Canada.
Hemipenthes inops is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the western United States. It is somewhat unusual compared to other members of the genus Hemipenthes in that its wings are mostly transparent.
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.
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