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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 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.
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.
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)
B. Balaana; Bombyliinae; Bombylius; Bombylius albicapillus; Bombylius anthophilus; Bombylius atriceps; Bombylius aurifer; Bombylius breviabdominalis; Bombylius canescens
Bombylius major Linnaeus 1758; Phthiria pulicaria (Mikan 1796) Villa modesta (Meigen 1820) Therevidae. Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805) Dialineura anilis ...
Bombylius major was so named in 1758. Bombylius major – Bombylius major, large beefly; Bombylius medius – Bombylius medius; Bombylius minor – Bombylius minor;
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.