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Tiger Bee Fly - Xenox tigrinus
Copyright © 2007 Bob Moul

Tiger Bee Fly - Xenox tigrinus
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 29, 2007
Size: 3/4 inch
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Contributed by Bob Moul on 29 July, 2007 - 9:38pm
Last updated 7 September, 2007 - 9:23pm

Moved
Moved from Xenox simson.
… Joel Kits, 7 September, 2007 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Xenox tigrinus
This PDF doc shows tigrinus in the east, and considers the Arizona/California "Anthrax simson habrosus" a synonym of Xenox habrosus (i.e. no such species as Xenox simson).
… Robin McLeod, 30 July, 2007 - 1:58am login or register to post comments

 
also
Just noted there is a page for X. simson and it is listed in the taxonomy. There is a photo of X. simson on that page that is very similar to mine. Should I be labeling this latest one as X. S. habrosus? Appreciate your patience. :)
… Bob Moul, 30 July, 2007 - 6:55am login or register to post comments

 
tigrinus
is the only Xenox species in the east, so this must be X. tigrinus

Unless the taxonomy has changed again since 2003, I think the BugGuide page named Xenox simson is a mistake, and should be named Xenox habrosus, a species restricted to Arizona, California, and Mexico (see PDF doc).
… Robin McLeod, 30 July, 2007 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

 
question
Robin, is this fly and the one in this message considered the same species even though there are differences in wing patterns and dorsal markings? Or is the one in this message an X. habrosus?

Thanks for your reply.
… Bob Moul, 30 July, 2007 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

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