species 4,348 observations

Sinuous Bee Fly

Hemipenthes sinuosa

Field notes

Hemipenthes sinuosa, the sinuous bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is found across North America, including Mexico, the United States, and Canada. It is very similar to the species H. jaennickeana but differs in its wing venation.

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96 native plants
support it in the US

Food plants Plants it feeds on Black-eyed Susan, Virginia Strawberry, Coyote Brush, Sessileflower False Goldenaster 5
Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Hairy False Goldenaster, Hayfield Tarweed, Common Yarrow, Caespitose Fleabane 91

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided