| Neodiplocampta miranda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Tribe: | Villini |
| Genus: | Neodiplocampta |
| Species: | N. miranda |
| Binomial name | |
| Neodiplocampta miranda Hull & Martin, 1974 | |
Neodiplocampta miranda is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in the southern United States from Florida to California, and south through Mexico into Nicaragua. [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.
Anthracinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 80 genera and 2,000 described species in Anthracinae.
Bombylius albicapillus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It occurs in western North America.
Villini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Neodiplocampta mirella is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from California.
Neodiplocampta is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 17 described species in Neodiplocampta, found in North and South America.
Exoprosopa anomala is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Exoprosopa ingens is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Exoprosopa butleri is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Apolysis sigma is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Apolysis is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are almost 120 described species in Apolysis.
Paravilla fumosa is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in California.
Systropus angulatus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Texas.
Bombylius anthophilus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Paracosmus edwardsii is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from California and Utah.
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.
Anastoechus barbatus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Canada from the Yukon east to Ontario, and across most of the United States from Massachusetts west to California and Texas, but is absent from the southeast. Its larvae are predators of grasshopper eggs.
Lepidanthrax arnaudi is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in California.
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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