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Williston's bee fly

Poecilanthrax willistonii

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Poecilanthrax willistonii, Williston's bee fly or sand dune bee fly, is a member of the Bombyliidae insect family. This family includes the bee flies, true flies that have developed Batesian mimicry characteristics to avoid predators. That is, they look like bees because that helps them avoid bee-wary predators, but they lack stingers.

Distribution

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United States of America · 47Canada · 33