within the Bombylius genus. The fly derives its name from its close resemblance to bumblebees and are often mistaken for them. Bombylius major exhibits...

Subgenus Bombylius Bombylius aaroni Báez, 1983 – Canary Islands Bombylius ambustus Pallas, 1818 – southern Palaearctic, Near East Bombylius analis Olivier...

Larvae of some species including Villa sp. feed on ova of Orthoptera. Bombylius major larvae are parasitic on solitary bees including Andrena. Anthrax anale...

Bombylius canescens, commonly known as the western bee-fly, is a species of bee-fly belonging to the family Bombyliidae. Bombylius canescens is a Palearctic...

Behavior in Bombylius Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Zoological Studies. 48 (2): 141–150 – via ResearchGate. "The Large Bee Fly - Bombylius major". Buzzaboutbees...

chemical odours given by ant colony members. Bombyliid bee flies such as Bombylius major are short-bodied, round, furry, and distinctly bee-like as they visit...

in Bombylius, a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. Bombylius aaroni Baez, 1983 c g Bombylius abominalis Wiedemann, 1828 c g Bombylius acrophylax...

Bees play an important role in pollinating flowering plants, and are the major type of pollinator in many ecosystems that contain flowering plants. It...

Oestridae (bot or warble flies) and Bombyliidae (bee flies, such as Bombylius major) all include Batesian mimics of bumblebees, resembling them closely...

bees were foraging. These were the Conopid Myopa buccata, the bee fly Bombylius major and anthomyiid Leucophora personata. In addition, Myopa testacea, was...