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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Anthracini » Anthrax » Anthrax georgicus

Species Anthrax georgicus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Works Cited
Fly - unident - Anthrax georgicus - male - female Anthrax georgicus Anthrax georgicus Maybe a Syrphid fly? - Anthrax georgicus Bee Fly with white end of abdomen - Anthracinae? - Anthrax georgicus Anthrax georgicus ovipositing - Anthrax georgicus - female Black Anthrax - Anthrax georgicus Anthrax georgicus? - Anthrax georgicus
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 Anthracini
Genus Anthrax
Species georgicus (Anthrax georgicus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Anthrax analis Say 1823 nec Lichtenstein 1796(1)
Explanation of Names
Anthrax georgicus Macquart 1834
Size
Body 7-10 mm(2)
Identification
See comments at
Range
transcontinental, Canada to Costa Rica; Cuba(1)
Season
Jul-Sep in e. Canada(2), Jun-Oct in NC
Life Cycle
Parasitoid of tiger beetles(3)
See Also
Hemipenthes morioides
Works Cited
1.Evenhuis N.L., Greathead D.J. (2015) World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) web site
2.The Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) of Ontario, with a Key to the Species of Eastern Canada
3.Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
Stephen A. Marshall. 2006. Firefly Books Ltd.
Contributed by Joel Kits on 16 February, 2007 - 4:28pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Bbarnd, Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 8 March, 2017 - 5:30pm

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