grasshopper bee fly

Systoechus vulgaris

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae

Systoechus vulgaris, the grasshopper bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found in Canada and across most of the United States. Its larvae are predators of grasshopper eggs.

Distribution

grasshopper bee fly — (c) Susan Blayney, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Blayney · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 6United States of America · 5

Sources and credits

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