Dipalta
Genus of flies
Dipalta is a North American genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are two described species of Dipalta. The genus is closely related to Villa.
01Description
These medium-sized flies have conical faces, and have three marginal wing cells on mottled wings with erratic wing venation. Wing length is 10-13 mm, and body length is 9-10 mm.
02Ecology
03Species
- D. banksi Johnson, 1921
- D. serpentina Osten Sacken, 1877
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