| Bombylius discolor | |
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| Bombylius discolor Germany | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Tribe: | Bombyliini |
| Genus: | Bombylius |
| Species: | B. discolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombylius discolor Mikan, 1796 | |
Bombylius discolor is a Palearctic species of fly in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3]
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects.
The Acroceridae are a small family of odd-looking flies. They have a hump-backed appearance with a strikingly small head, generally with a long proboscis for accessing nectar. They are rare and not widely known. The most frequently applied common names are small-headed flies or hunch-back flies. Many are bee or wasp mimics. Because they are parasitoids of spiders, they also are sometimes known as spider flies.
Xylomyidae is a family of flies known commonly as the wood soldier flies. They are xylophagous and are associated with dead or dying wood.
The Scenopinidae or window flies are a small family of flies (Diptera), distributed worldwide. In buildings, they are often taken at windows, hence the common name window flies.
Athericidae is a small family of flies known as water snipe flies or ibis flies. They used to be placed in the family Rhagionidae, but were removed by Stuckenberg in 1973. They are now known to be more closely related to Tabanidae. Species of Athericidae are found worldwide.
Bombylius canescens, is a species of bee-fly belonging to the family Bombyliidae.
Phthiria pulicaria is a species of ' bee flies' belonging to the family Bombyliidae. It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe
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Neoitamus cothurnatus, the scarce awl robberfly, is a species of 'robber fly' belonging to the family Asilidae.
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Villa cingulata is a Palearctic species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius minor is a Palearctic species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Ogcodes gibbosus is a Palearctic species of fly in the family Acroceridae.
Ogcodes pallipes is a Palearctic species of fly in the family Acroceridae.
Atylotus latistriatus is a Palearctic species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.
Atylotus plebeius is a Palearctic species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.
Hybomitra distinguenda is a Palearctic species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.
Hybomitra expollicata, also known as the striped horsefly, is a Palearctic species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.
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Chrysopilus laetus is a Palearctic species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.