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Large bee fly
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Bombylius major
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Subclass:
Pterygota
Infraclass:
Neoptera
Superorder:
Endopterygota
Order:
Diptera
Suborder:
Brachycera
Family:
Bombyliidae
Subfamily:
Bombyliinae
Genus:
Bombylius
Species:
B. major
Binomial name
Bombylius major

Bombylius major, the large bee fly, is a fly which is a bee mimic. It is a parasitoid on bees and wasps. The eggs are flicked by the adult female toward the entrance of the underground nests of solitary bees and wasps. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to feed on the grubs.

They can be found in April to June in Europe and North America and some parts of Asia.

Images for kids

  • Bombylius egg ejection 290310 1504

    Flicking an egg

  • Bombylius major o1

    B. major egg

  • Bombylius major (mating)

    Bombylius major mating in Suzuka Mountains, Inabe, Mie prefecture, Japan.

  • Bombylius major - Burgenland

    B. major adult

  • Bombylius major gathering nectar

    B. major feeding on nectar

  • 2014.03.29.-12-Mannheim Neckarau Waldpark-Grosser Wollschweber

    In flight

  • Bombylius major - Leithagebirge

    Sunbathing

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