A Southern Beebandit in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Southern Beebandit with bee prey in Charles Co., Maryland (7/3/2023). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
A Southern Beebandit in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/17/2022). (c) ptlcruiser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Mallophora orcina in Alachua Co., Florida (6/11/2005).
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The fuzzy members of the genus Mallophora as a group are bumblebee or carpenter bee mimics, but quite unrelated to the mimics of the genus Laphria. This species appears to be near the northern limit of its distribution in Maryland. It ranges throughout the southeast and into the southwest.
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A Southern Beebandit in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Southern Beebandit with bee prey in Charles Co., Maryland (7/3/2023). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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A Southern Beebandit in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/17/2022). (c) ptlcruiser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Mallophora orcina in Alachua Co., Florida (6/11/2005).
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Mallophora |
| Species: | M. orcina
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| Binomial name | |
| Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann, 1828)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mallophora orcina, the southern bee killer, is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mallophora orcina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Mallophora orcina species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Mallophora orcina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Mallophora orcina Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
External links
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