Bug FAQMyopa clausa
Myopa clausa · Order: Diptera · Family: Conopidae
Myopa clausa is a thick-headed fly in the family Conopidae. It occurs in Canada and the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Myopa clausa belongs to the thick-headed flies, family Conopidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is a species of thick-headed flies.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in Canada and the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Vermont, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
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 (Conopidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myopa_clausa
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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