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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Exoprosopini » Exoprosopa » Exoprosopa fascipennis

Species Exoprosopa fascipennis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Works Cited
Bee Fly - Exoprosopa fascipennis Bee Fly - Exoprosopa fascipennis Exoprosopa? - Exoprosopa fascipennis Exoprosopa fascipennis Exoprosopa fascipennis Exoprosopa fascipennis Diminutive Exoprosopa? - Exoprosopa fascipennis South Florida Bee Fly - Exoprosopa fascipennis
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 Exoprosopini
Genus Exoprosopa
Species fascipennis (Exoprosopa fascipennis)
Explanation of Names
Exoprosopa fascipennis (Say 1824)
Size
5-14 mm
Range
MA-MB to GA-TX(1)
Habitat
Sandy meadows, beaches
Season
mid-Jun to early Sep. Most common in July in Ontario.
Food
Larvae feed on Tiphia and Bembix americana spinolae larvae
Works Cited
1.Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5
Contributed by Joel Kits on 13 March, 2005 - 1:12pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, tom murray, v belov, lee_penner
Last updated 6 June, 2023 - 8:33pm

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