Coquillett-1887

Guides

• Paravilla mercedis

  Paravilla mercedis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae, described by Coquillett in 1887. It occurs in arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. As a member of the tribe Villini, it shares the characteristic bee-like appearance common to this group of flies.

  bee-flyBombyliidaeParavillaVilliniAnthracinaeDipterainsectarthropodanimalspeciesCoquillett-1887southwestern-United-Statesnorthwestern-Mexicoaridsemi-arid