Bug FAQBand-winged Bee Fly
Exoprosopa fascipennis · Order: Diptera · Family: Bombyliidae
The band-winged bee fly lives across most of southern Canada, the United States, and has been reported from Cuba. Its larvae develop as ectoparasites on solitary wasp larvae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to southern Canada and the United States, with records also from Cuba.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Illinois, South Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Bombyliidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoprosopa_fascipennis
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