Exoprosopa fascipennis (Say 1824)    Synonyms: Anthrax fascipennis, Chrysanthrax fascipennis, Exoprosopa coniceps, Exoprosopa melanura, Exoprosopa philadelphica.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Bombyliidae   >   Genus Exoprosopa   

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According to BugGuide, females flick eggs into the tunnels of Tiphia and Bembix americana spinolae, where their larvae feed on the wasp larvae.

There are 4 records in the project database.

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Exoprosopa fascipennis in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/6/2017). (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Matt Muir via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Kent Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Kent Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Kent Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Kent Co., Maryland (8/17/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Kent Co., Maryland (8/17/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Kent Co., Maryland (8/17/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Exoprosopa fascipennis in Kent Co., Maryland (8/17/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)


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