Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nemotelus tigrinus, Anthrax scripta, Anthrax tigrinus/a, Anthrax simson (in part?)
Explanation of Names
Species name tigrinus no doubt refers to the wing pattern.
Identification
A large Bee Fly with a distinctive wing pattern. Note the large, wrap-around eyes.
References list length as 12-15 mm. An individual measured (alive) in North Carolina was 19 mm.
Range
Widespread in North America
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).
Life Cycle
Larva is a parasite of Carpenter Bees Xylocopa.
Print References
Brimley, p. 341, apparently listed as
Anthrax simson (2)
Borror and White, pp. 278-279, pl. 13
(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
Last updated 16 December, 2005 - 12:07pm