| Bombylius pulchellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Tribe: | Bombyliini |
| Genus: | Bombylius |
| Species: | B. pulchellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombylius pulchellus Loew, 1863 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Bombylius pulchellus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Canada from Alberta east to Quebec and in the northern United States from Nebraska to Maryland. [5] The larvae are parasitoids of Halictus ligatus larvae and pupae, although B. pulchellus pupates in soil away from the host nest. [6]
