Exhyalanthrax afer

Exhyalanthrax afer

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae

Exhyalanthrax afer is a member of the fly family Bombyliidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. Biology Larvae feed on pupae of tachinid and ichneumonid parasitoids of the pine processionary caterpillar, Thaumetopoea pityocampa, the pupae of other Lepidoptera and from cocoons of the pine sawfly, Neodiprion sertifer. Adults are most often seen visiting flowers to feed on nectar.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Exhyalanthrax afer

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