Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Xenox tigrinus (
De Geer, 1776). Synonyms:
Nemotelus tigrinus
Anthrax scripta
Anthrax tigrinus/Anthrax tigrina
Anthrax simson (in part?)
Explanation of Names
Species name tigrinus no doubt refers to the wing pattern.
Size
12-19 mm (References list length as 12-15 mm. An individual measured (alive) in North Carolina was 19 mm.)
Identification
A large Bee Fly with a distinctive wing pattern. Note the large, wrap-around eyes.
Range
Widespread in North America.
Does not occur as far west as California. (See this
comment by Hartmut Wisch).
Season
Summer, typically late June to September (North Carolina, Georgia)
Food
Unknown. An adult has been observed on damp mud, lapping up fluids (pers. observation, P. Coin).
Print References
Borror and White, pp. 278-279, pl. 13
(2)
Brimley, p. 341, apparently listed as
Anthrax simson (3)
Swan and Papp, p. 613, fig. 1310
(5)Internet References
USDA ITIS--gives some synonymns.
ITIS listing for Anthrax/Xenox simson, apparently how this species listed by Brimley (see print references above)
Contributed by
Cotinis on 18 March, 2004 - 11:48am
Additional contributions by
Harsi S. ParkerLast updated 4 July, 2010 - 6:24am
