Bug FAQCrowned Euparyphus
Euparyphus cinctus · Order: Diptera · Family: Stratiomyidae
Euparyphus cinctus is a soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae, order Diptera. It is recorded from the United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Euparyphus cinctus belongs to the soldier-fly family Stratiomyidae in the order Diptera.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This species is a member of the soldier-fly group of flies.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in the United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Colorado.
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 (Stratiomyidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euparyphus_cinctus
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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