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Hyperechia xylocopiformis
Hyperechia xylocopiformis is a species of robber fly found in India and Sri Lanka. Like other species of Hyperechia they mimic the Xylocopa species of carpenter bees. The type specimen was collected by Walter Elliot from Madras and described by Francis Walker. The larvae live in the nests of carpenter bees and feed on their larvae while adults prey on wasps and bees including carpenter bees.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1255792.