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Poecilanthrax
Sign in to savePoecilanthrax is a large, primarily Nearctic genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 192
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Bombyliidae
- Collections
- MCGILL UNIVERSITY, VPI, EMEC
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Bombyliidae
- Image
- Poecilanthrax sp dorsal.jpg
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- Poecilanthrax
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- Category:Poecilanthrax
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- Poecilanthrax
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Poecilanthrax is a large, primarily Nearctic genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae.
These are large to large robust flies with a body length of 8–14 mm. They have large elongate pictured wings, with 2 or 3 submarginal cells and no vein M2. The abdomen is moderately lengthened, with 7 visible tergites. The front tarsi are reduced, and the tibia smooth. The larvae feed on the moth larva of members of the family Noctuidae. Adults feed on pollen.
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