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| Species: | B. helvus |
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| Bombylius helvus Wiedemann, 1821 | |
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Bombylius helvus is a species of North American bee flies. [1] It was first described by Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in 1821. [2]
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.
Lactarius helvus, commonly known as fenugreek milkcap, is a member of the large milkcap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. Fruiting bodies can be found in Sphagnum moss in coniferous and deciduous woodland in Europe, and possibly North America, although considerable debate continues about the North American variety, formerly referred to as Lactarius aquifluus. Mushrooms are pale brown-grey or beige in colour and funnel-shaped, with colourless, watery milk. Its distinctive smell has been likened to fenugreek, celery, liquorice, or Maggi instant soup. Mildly toxic when raw, it has been implicated in the poisoning of 418 people near Leipzig in October 1949. However, it is used in small quantities as a spice when dried. Sotolon, the agent that gives the fungus its odour, also occurs in fenugreek, maple syrup and lovage.
Bombylius major 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 are often mistaken for them.
Bombylius canescens, is a species of bee-fly belonging to the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius mexicanus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius albicapillus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius iphiculus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius fulvibasoides is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius fraudulentus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius pulchellus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius incanus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius breviabdominalis is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius varius is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius lancifer is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Cryptorhynchus helvus is a species of hidden snout weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Bombylius pygmaeus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius anthophilus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius atriceps is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius diegoensis is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
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