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Bombylius major (commonly named the large bee-fly, the dark-edged bee-fly or the greater bee fly) is a parasitic bee mimic fly. B. major is the most common type of fly within the Bombylius genus. The fly derives its name from its close resemblance to bumblebees and is often mistaken for them.
Bombylius major larvae are parasitic on solitary bees including Andrena. Anthrax anale is a parasite of tiger beetle larvae, and A. trifasciata is a parasite of the wall bee. Several African species of Villa and Thyridanthrax are parasitic pupae of tsetse flies. Villa morio is parasitic on the beneficial ichneumonid species Banchus femoralis.
Bombylius is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae. They are known as the bee-flies , due to their striking resemblance to bees and bumblebees , and are distributed worldwide. One species of the genus, Bombylius major , is widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and is very well known.
This is a list of 341 species in Bombylius, a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] ... Bombylius major Linnaeus, 1758 i c g b (greater bee fly)
The large bee-fly, Bombylius major, is a Batesian mimic of bees. Flies are eaten by other animals at all stages of their development. The eggs and larvae are parasitised by other insects and are eaten by many creatures, some of which specialise in feeding on flies but most of which consume them as part of a mixed diet.
B. Balaana; Bombyliinae; Bombylius; Bombylius albicapillus; Bombylius anthophilus; Bombylius atriceps; Bombylius aurifer; Bombylius breviabdominalis; Bombylius canescens
The wood is a habitat to a wealth of mammals, birds and invertebrates. ... Large bee-fly, (Bombylius major) Lemon slug (Malacolimax tenellus) Leiobunum blackwalli ...
Subfamily Bombyliinae Latreille, 1802. Tribe Acrophthalmydini Hull. Genus Acrophthalmyda Bigot, 1858; Genus Paramonovius Li & Yeates, 2019; Genus Sisyromyia White, 1916; Tribe Adelidini Li & Yeates, 2019