Exoprosopa capucina

Exoprosopa capucina is a species of 'bee fly' belonging to the family Bombyliidae subfamily Anthracinae.

This 'bee-fly' is present in most of Europe and in the Near East.

The average body length of the adults reaches 12 mm. The head is quite large, with small antennae. The dark-brown wings are large too, with translucent areas on their margin and a completely dark cell (R1) on the front border, without hyaline spot. The thorax and the abdomen are greyish brown.