Poecilanthrax arethusa

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Poecilanthrax arethusa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Tribe: Villini
Genus: Poecilanthrax
Species:
P. arethusa
Binomial name
Poecilanthrax arethusa
(Osten Sacken, 1886)
Synonyms [1]
  • Anthrax arethusaOsten Sacken, 1886

Poecilanthrax arethusa is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in the southwestern United States, from Nebraska and Texas west to California. It is also found in much of Mexico, and in Central America south to Panama. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Poecilanthrax arethusa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Poecilanthrax arethusa species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Poecilanthrax arethusa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Poecilanthrax arethusa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. ↑ "World Catalogue of Bee Flies" . Retrieved 2024-12-04.


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