| Toxophora amphitea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Toxophora |
| Species: | T. amphitea |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxophora amphitea Walker, 1849 | |
Toxophora amphitea is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in eastern North America from Ontario south to Florida and Texas. [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.
Toxophora is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are about 47 described species, distributed throughout the world, although they are most abundant in Southwestern United States and western Mediterranean. They are stout, robust flies with a hunchbacked form, with a body length of 6–12 mm and wings 4 to 7.5mm. Most species are black with banding or spots.
Toxophorinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five living genera and two extinct genera containing more than 400 described species in Toxophorinae.
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.
Toxophora pellucida 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.
Toxophora leucopyga is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the southwestern United States from Louisiana to North Carolina
Toxophora maxima is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found from Mexico through most of the western United States north to British Columbia, Canada.
Lepidanthrax arnaudi is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in California.
Exoprosopa eremita is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It occurs in western North America.
Paravilla tricellula is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in California.
Amphicosmus arizonicus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from Arizona.
Lepidanthrax angulus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Poecilanthrax varius is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Paravilla fulvicoma is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the western United States from Washington to Oklahoma, south into Mexico.
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.
Lepidophora lepidocera, the scaly bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family of Bombyliidae. It is found in the eastern United States from Florida and New York west to Texas and Colorado.
Exoprosopa clarki is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Anastoechus leucothrix is a species of bee flies.
Bombylius texanus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Hemipenthes edwardsii is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in the western United States and British Columbia, Canada.
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