-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Flies Order (Diptera)

-Brachyceran Flies (Suborder Brachycera)​

-Orthorrhaphan Flies (Infraorder Orthorrhapha)

-Superfamily Asiloidea

-Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)​

-​Subfamily Anthracinae​​​

-Banded Bee Flies (Tribe Villini​)

-Genus Chrysanthrax

Banded bee flies of the genus Chrysanthrax are striking members of the family Bombyliidae, easily recognized by their boldly patterned wings marked with dark bands, patches, or smoky areas that contrast with clear sections. These flies are most often found in warm, dry, and open habitats such as sandy areas, scrublands, and desert margins, where they are active in bright sunlight. Adults frequently visit flowers for nectar but may also spend time resting on bare ground or low vegetation. Like other bee flies, Chrysanthrax species are parasitoids during their larval stage. Females deposit eggs in or near the nests of other insects—commonly solitary bees or wasps, and in some cases beetles—where the developing larvae consume the host or its provisions