Bug FAQScaly Bee Fly
Lepidophora lepidocera · Order: Diptera · Family: Bombyliidae
Its native range is the same eastern US region, covering those same states.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It occurs across the eastern US, from Florida and New York westward to Texas and Colorado.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native distribution matches that eastern US range, spanning Florida, New York, Texas and Colorado.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, North Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: 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/Lepidophora_lepidocera
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.