Sinuous Bee Fly in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/23/2014).

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<em>Hemipenthes sinuosa</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2006). (Photo ID: 11087 - Psn: 20)

Hemipenthes sinuosa in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2006).

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A Sinuous Bee Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/1/2017). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.

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Sinuous Bee Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 387993 - Psn: 55)

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Sinuous Bee Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/20/2022). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Sinuous Bee Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1433596 - Psn: 55)

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Sinuous Bee Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/9/2024). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Sinuous Bee Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/17/2025). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>) (Photo ID: 1433585 - Psn: 66)

Sinuous Bee Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/17/2025). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Sinuous Bee Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/8/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Sinuous Bee Fly in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/25/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Sinuous Bee Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Sinuous Bee Fly in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/23/2014). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

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Hemipenthes sinuosa

Hemipenthes sinuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Subfamily:	Anthracinae
Tribe:	Villini
Genus:	Hemipenthes
Species:	H. sinuosa
Binomial name
*Hemipenthes sinuosa* (Wiedemann, 1821)

Hemipenthes sinuosa, the sinuous bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.^[1]^[2] It is found across North America, including Mexico, the United States, and Canada.^[2] It is very similar to the species H. jaennickeana but differs in its wing venation.^[3]

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^ "Hemipenthes sinuosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
^ ^a ^b Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 2024-12-30.
^ Ávalos-Hernández, O. (2009) A review of the North American species of Hemipenthes Loew, 1869 (Diptera: Bombyliidae) Zootaxa 2074. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2074.1.1

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Sinuous Bee Fly

Hemipenthes sinuosa Wiedemann, 1821

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