''Exoprosopa jacchus'' is a species of 'bee flies' belonging to the family

Bombyliidae The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects. Overview The Bombyliidae are a large family of fl ...

subfamily

Anthracinae Anthracinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 80 genera and 2,000 described species in Anthracinae. Genera *''Anthrax'' Scopoli, 1763 *'' Aphoebantus'' Loew, 1872 *''Astrophanes'' Osten Sacken, 1886 * ...

. Commonly named 'silvery bee-fly', this species is present in most of

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

. The average body length of the adults reaches . The head and the thorax are dark-brown. The thorax is quite hairy and marked by silvery-white scales. The abdomen is blackish with a few silver hair stripes and it is hairy on the sides. The wings are mottled light and dark-brown, with hyaline patches on the front border cell (R1). The third segment of the antennae is longer than the fourth.

References

* Mark van Veen, Zeist
Exoprosopa Keys

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Fauna Europaea

Bombyliidae Insects described in 1805 Diptera of Europe {{Bombyliidae-stub