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Parent Taxon

• Bombyliidae

Sibling Taxa

• Astrophanes
• Caecanthrax
• Chrysanthrax
• Cyananthrax
• Diochanthrax
• Dipalta
• Diplocampta
• Exechohypopion
• Exhyalanthrax
• Hemipenthes
• Ins
• Lepidanthrax
• Marleyimyia
• Neodiplocampta
• Oestranthrax
• Oestrimyza
• Pachyanthrax
• Paradiplocampta
• Paranthrax
• Paravilla
• Poecilanthrax
• Rhynchanthrax
• Stonyx
• Synthesia
• Thyridanthrax
• Veribubo
• Villa
• Villoestrus

Child Taxa

• Poecilanthrax alcyon
• Poecilanthrax alpha
• Poecilanthrax apache
• Poecilanthrax arethusa
• Poecilanthrax autumnalis
• Poecilanthrax bicellata
• Poecilanthrax brachypus
• Poecilanthrax californicus
• Poecilanthrax colei
• Poecilanthrax effrenus
• Poecilanthrax eremicus
• Poecilanthrax flaviceps
• Poecilanthrax fuliginosus
• Poecilanthrax hyalinipennis
• Poecilanthrax ingens
• Poecilanthrax interruptus
• Poecilanthrax litoralis
• Poecilanthrax loewi
• Poecilanthrax lucifer
• Poecilanthrax mexicanus
• Poecilanthrax moffitti
• Poecilanthrax montanus
• Poecilanthrax monticola
• Poecilanthrax nigripennis
• Poecilanthrax pallidifrons
• Poecilanthrax pilosus
• Poecilanthrax poecilogaster
• Poecilanthrax robustus
• Poecilanthrax sackenii
• Poecilanthrax signatipennis
• Poecilanthrax tanbarkensis
• Poecilanthrax tegminipennis
• Poecilanthrax varius
• Poecilanthrax vexativus
• Poecilanthrax willistonii

Top Observation Places

• Norman
• Los Angeles
• Albuquerque
• Lubbock
• Carson
• San Pedro
• San Diego
• El Cajon
• Mira Mesa
• National City
• La Mesa
• Rancho Penasquitos
• Santee