Bombylius minor

Heath Bee Fly
Bombylius minor France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Genus:	Bombylius
Species:	B. minor
Binomial name
Bombylius minor Linnaeus, 1758

Bombylius minor, the heath bee fly, is a Palearctic species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Distribution

The heath bee fly is native to Europe, where it has a cosmopolitan distribution. It is found in: Scandinavia, all of the Baltics (except Latvia), Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Iberia, United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Italy, and Austria.

References

1. Evenhuis N. L. & Greathead D. J. 2015. World catalog of bee flies (Diptera:Bombyliidae). Revised September 2015. online
2. Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
3. Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera (Print). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pages. ISBN   1-899935-04-5.

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