Species of fly
Exoprosopa jacchus is a species of bee fly belonging to the family Bombyliidae, in subfamily Anthracinae.
Commonly named the silvery bee-fly, this species is present in most of Europe.
The average body length of the adults reaches 12 millimetres (0.47 in). 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.
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