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Bombylius pygmaeus · Order: Diptera · Family: Bombyliidae
Bombylius pygmaeus is a bee-fly species in the family Bombyliidae. It is commonly found in Canada and the United States and has also been reported from China.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Bombylius pygmaeus belongs to the bee-fly family Bombyliidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species occurs in Canada, the United States, and China.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 23 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Hampshire, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, North Carolina, 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 (Bombyliidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombylius_pygmaeus
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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