Hemipenthes maura

Hemipenthes maura is a species of bee fly belonging to the family Bombyliidae.

In Europe it is present in Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Malta, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Croatia and the European part of Russia.

Behind the head there is a rim of black hair, with golden yellow in the upper part.

The wings are blackened on a larger surface is, and the darkening also includes the tops of the radial and discoidal cells.

This article related to members of the fly family Bombyliidae is a stub.

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