Toxophora amphitea

Toxophora amphitea · Order: Diptera · Family: Bombyliidae

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Toxophora amphitea
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Toxophora amphitea is a bee fly belonging to the family Bombyliidae. It lives in the eastern part of North America, from Ontario down to Florida and Texas.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes eastern North America, extending from Ontario down to Florida and Texas.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky.

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

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Toxophora amphitea photo 2
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA
Toxophora amphitea photo 3
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Toxophora amphitea photo 4
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Toxophora amphitea photo 5
Photo: Matt Pelikan, CC BY

Same family (Bombyliidae)

Greater Bee FlyGreater Bee FlyBombylius majorHarmlessTiger Bee FlyTiger Bee FlyXenox tigrinusVilla lateralisVilla lateralisBlack Banded Bee FlyBlack Banded Bee FlyHemipenthes morioSinuous Bee FlySinuous Bee FlyHemipenthes sinuosusAnthracite Bee-FlyAnthracite Bee-FlyAnthrax anthrax

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxophora_amphitea

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.

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