Bug FAQDipalta serpentina
Dipalta serpentina · Order: Diptera · Family: Bombyliidae
Dipalta serpentina is a bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. Its larvae are parasitoids of antlion species such as Myrmeleon immaculatus.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Dipalta serpentina belongs to the bee-fly family Bombyliidae.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The species is a parasitoid of antlion insects, for example Myrmeleon immaculatus.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes Canada, the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Guatemala and Honduras.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 22 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington, Arizona, Texas, Utah, Oregon.
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
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Questions people ask
What does Dipalta serpentina feed on?
Its larvae develop as parasitoids of antlion species such as Myrmeleon immaculatus.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Bombyliidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipalta_serpentina
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