| Lepidophora lutea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Lepidophora |
| Species: | L. lutea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidophora lutea Painter, 1962 | |
Lepidophora lutea is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Ontario and the eastern United States, from Maine and Florida west to Minnesota and Louisiana. [5]
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Poecilognathus punctipennis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Florida and Georgia.
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