The tiger bee fly, Xenox tigrinus, is an insect of the family Bombyliidae (bee flies) found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario.[1] It formerly went by the name Anthrax tigrinus.[2] The distinctive wing pattern may resemble tiger stripes, giving the tiger bee fly its name. Like other members of the bee fly family, the tiger bee fly parasitizes the larvae of other insects.
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The tiger bee fly, Xenoxtigrinus, is an insect of the family Bombyliidae (bee flies) found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario. It formerly...
bombyliid flies known to parasitize the larvae of Xylocopa virginica: Xenoxtigrinus. Eastern carpenter bees have mandibular glands that are known to produce...
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