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Species Paravilla separata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Bombyliidae (Bee Flies)

Subfamily Anthracinae

Tribe Villini

Genus Paravilla

Species separata (Paravilla separata)

Identification

The only north-eastern species in the genus. The black-banded abdomen distinguishes it from Chrysanthrax cypris. [Comment by Joel Kits here].

Season

July to September.

Food

Adults nectar on black-eyed susans.

Contributed by Joel Kits on 29 March, 2007 - 9:28pm
Additional contributions by tom murray
Last updated 10 September, 2011 - 9:35am

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