Tiger bee fly is a fly whose larvae prey on the larvae and pupae of solitary bees.
Tiger bee fly (Xenox tigrinus), Bluffer’s Park Marina.
I took this picture when I was photographing the Bluffer’s Park Marina it was sitting on a wooden post that held a sign. Being completely unfamiliar with this insect I thought it was another member of the family Ulidiidae, but after some search on the Internet I have realized that it wasn’t so and in fact it belongs to a different family altogether the Bombyliidae, the bee flies.
Further Readings:
Species Xenox tigrinus – Tiger Bee Fly on bugguide.net.
Tiger bee fly (Xenox tigrinus): A bumblebee parasite.
The Carpenter Bee and the Tiger Bee Fly.
Bombyliidae on Wikipedia.
Tiger bee fly (Xenox tigrinus): A bumblebee parasite.
The Carpenter Bee and the Tiger Bee Fly.
Bombyliidae on Wikipedia.
Last updated: September 3, 2014