Bug FAQSyneches simplex
Syneches simplex · Order: Diptera · Family: Hybotidae
Syneches simplex is a hybotid dance fly in the family Hybotidae. It is a species of hybotid dance fly. The species occurs in Canada and the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Syneches simplex belongs to the hybotid dance flies in the family Hybotidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is a species of hybotid dance fly.
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 31 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Texas, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Louisiana, Massachusetts.
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
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syneches_simplex
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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