Scientific Name: Macrosiagon pectinata
Family: Ripiphoridae
Native Range: North and Central America
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Color and Appearance: Black with a red strip horizontally across wings
First defined by Fabricius 1775. Pectinata = ‘combed, comb-bearing.’ (https://bugguide.net/node/view/12725)
Some members of the Ripiphoridae parasitize bees by laying their eggs on leaves near flowers. The hatching larva crawl onto the bees, ride them back to their nests, and to attack the larva when they hatch. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripiphoridae)
