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Anastoechus barbatus · Order: Diptera · Family: Bombyliidae
Its larvae hunt and eat grasshopper eggs.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae are predators of grasshopper eggs.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found from the Yukon east to Ontario in Canada and from Massachusetts west to California and Texas in the US, absent from the southeast.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, South Dakota, Utah, Minnesota, Wyoming, Colorado, Washington, Florida.
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
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Questions people ask
Where is Anastoechus barbatus found?
It occurs across most of Canada and the United States, from the Yukon to Ontario and from Massachusetts to California and Texas, but not in the southeast.
Source: Wikipedia
What do the larvae of Anastoechus barbatus eat?
The larvae prey on grasshopper eggs.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Bombyliidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastoechus_barbatus
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