Systropus macer

Systropus macer is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.^[1][2][3][4] It is found in eastern North America in Ontario, Canada, and in the United States from Massachusetts south to Georgia and Texas.^[5] It is a parasitoid of Limacodidae caterpillars, including Adoneta spinuloides, Euclea delphinii, Lithacodes fasciola, Prolimacodes badia, and Parasa indetermina. ^[6]

Systropus macer
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Subfamily:	Toxophorinae
Genus:	Systropus
Species:	S. macer
Binomial name
Systropus macer Loew, 1863
Synonyms[1]
Cephenus imbecillus Karsch, 1880 Cephenus infuscatus Karsch, 1880