Exoprosopa dorcadion
| Exoprosopa dorcadion | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Exoprosopa |
| Species: | E. dorcadion
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| Binomial name | |
| Exoprosopa dorcadion Osten Sacken, 1877
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Exoprosopa dorcadion is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.[1][2] It is widespread in North America.[3]
Similar species
[edit]On the wing of Exoprosopa dorcadion, the black mark on its leading edge near the wingtip ends before the outermost vein. The mark on Exoprosopa caliptera extends to outermost vein. The wing trailing edge of Exoprosopa divisa, Exoprosopa doris, and Exoprosopa eremita is clear.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Exoprosopa dorcadion Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Exoprosopa dorcadion Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "World Catalogue of Bee Flies". Bishop Museum. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ Peterson, Merrill A. (2018). Pacific Northwest Insects. Seattle Audubon Society. p. 313.
Further reading
[edit]- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
External links
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