Mecoptera9 species
Family Hangingflies (Bittacidae)
Bittacidae is a family in the order Mecoptera. Browse 9 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Bittacidae (9)
Bittacus stigmaterus
Bittacus stigmaterus
Identification: Yellowish with black eyes, head small; thorax large, humped. Wings: All equal in size, extending past tip of abdomen. Pale yellowish. Stigma just before wing tip, darker yellow. Crossveins are not darker. Types: Holotype as Bittacus s
Hylobittacus apicalis
Hylobittacus apicalis
Identification: Diurnal, rests with wings outspread, and has black wingtips.
Wingless Scorpionfly
Apterobittacus apterus
Bittacus chlorostigma
Bittacus chlorostigma
Bittacus occidentis
Bittacus occidentis
Bittacus pilicornis
Bittacus pilicornis
Bittacus punctiger
Bittacus punctiger
Bittacus strigosus
Bittacus strigosus
Bittacus texanus
Bittacus texanus