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title: "Clubbed Mydas Fly"
description: "Mydas clavatus — Insectos y arañas. Mydas clavatus, the clubbed mydas fly, is a species of Mydas fly that is native to temperate, eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/clubbed-mydas-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Clubbed Mydas Fly

> Mydas clavatus — Insectos y arañas. Mydas clavatus, the clubbed mydas fly, is a species of Mydas fly that is native to temperate, eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Mydas clavatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9002
- Wikidata: [Q13867121](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13867121)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123516](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123516)

## Names

- en: Clubbed Mydas Fly

## Countries with the most observations

US (7111), CA (232)

## Summary

Mydas clavatus, the clubbed mydas fly, is a species of Mydas fly that is native to temperate, eastern North America. It is named for its clubbed antennae, which is however a general feature of the Mydas flies. An orange to red mark on the abdomen is distinctive. It is a Batesian mimic of certain spider wasps, and is consequently quite bold in its movements. Adults fly in mid-summer.

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

## Photo

![Clubbed Mydas Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/clubbed-mydas-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Miranda Kohout · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/231294083

## Machine access

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