Bug FAQHemyda aurata
Hemyda aurata · Order: Diptera · Family: Tachinidae
Hemyda aurata is a bristle fly that belongs to the family Tachinidae. It occurs in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Hemyda aurata is a bristle fly that belongs to the family Tachinidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 33 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arkansas.
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 (Tachinidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemyda_aurata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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