Bug FAQGlenostictia pictifrons
Glenostictia pictifrons · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Crabronidae
Glenostictia pictifrons lives in North America. It preys on a variety of flies, including bombyliid flies that parasitize its own kind and the rare species Neorhynchocephalus volaticus.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Predator of many flies, such as bombyliids that are parasitoids of Glenostictia and the rare fly Neorhynchocephalus volaticus.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What does Glenostictia pictifrons eat?
It hunts and eats many types of flies, including bombyliids that parasitize its own species and the rare Neorhynchocephalus volaticus.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Crabronidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenostictia_pictifrons
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