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title: "Tiger Bee Fly"
description: "Xenox tigrinus — Insekten & Spinnen. Xenox tigrinus, commonly known as the tiger bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/tiger-bee-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tiger Bee Fly

> Xenox tigrinus — Insekten & Spinnen. Xenox tigrinus, commonly known as the tiger bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.

- Scientific name: *Xenox tigrinus*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 27383
- Wikidata: [Q14179467](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14179467)
- iNaturalist taxon: [133799](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/133799)

## Names

- en: Tiger Bee Fly
- fr: Bombyle tigré

## Countries with the most observations

US (22408), CA (3437)

## Summary

Xenox tigrinus, commonly known as the tiger bee fly, is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is native to eastern North America and is found across the eastern United States and southern Ontario. The species is recognized by its large size and distinctive dark wing markings. Its larvae are parasitoids of carpenter bees, particularly the eastern carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_bee_fly

## Photo

![Tiger Bee Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tiger-bee-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joey Mutter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13855603

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tiger-bee-fly?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).