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Greater Bee Flies
Bombylius
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.
55 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bombylius
subgenusBombylius
Zephyrectes
subgenusZephyrectes
Bombylius mexicanus
speciesBombylius mexicanus
Bombylius fulvescens
speciesBombylius fulvescens
Bombylius erythropleurus
speciesBombylius erythropleurus
Bombylius aaroni
speciesBombylius aaroni
Bombylius fuscus
speciesBombylius fuscus
Bombylius watanabei
speciesBombylius watanabei
Bombylius uzbekorum
speciesBombylius uzbekorum
Bombylius pintuarius
speciesBombylius pintuarius
Bombylius iphiculus
speciesBombylius iphiculus
Bombylius walkeri
speciesBombylius walkeri
Bombylius pulcher
speciesBombylius pulcher
Bombylius rhodius
speciesBombylius rhodius
Bombylius auriferoides
speciesBombylius auriferoides
Bombylius coquilletti
speciesBombylius coquilletti
Bombylius torquatus
speciesBombylius torquatus
Bombylius montanus
speciesBombylius montanus
Bombylius albopenicillatoides
speciesBombylius albopenicillatoides
Bombylius albopenicillatus
speciesBombylius albopenicillatus
Bombylius aleophilus
speciesBombylius aleophilus
Bombylius aureus
speciesBombylius aureus
Bombylius fulvulus
speciesBombylius fulvulus
Bombylius loriae
speciesBombylius loriae
Bombylius micropsarus
speciesBombylius micropsarus
Bombylius morelos
speciesBombylius morelos
Bombylius painterorum
speciesBombylius painterorum
Bombylius paradoxus
speciesBombylius paradoxus
Bombylius submaculosus
speciesBombylius submaculosus
Bombylius syndesmus
speciesBombylius syndesmus
Bombylius syrinx
speciesBombylius syrinx
Bombylius taxcoensis
speciesBombylius taxcoensis
Bombylius flavipilosus
speciesBombylius flavipilosus
Bombylius forbesi
speciesBombylius forbesi
Bombylius pulcherrimus
speciesBombylius pulcherrimus
Bombylius spinipes
speciesBombylius spinipes
Bombylius sphenopterus
speciesBombylius sphenopterus
Bombylius spinibarbus
speciesBombylius spinibarbus
Bombylius spinulosus
speciesBombylius spinulosus
Bombylius clio
speciesBombylius clio
Bombylius io
speciesBombylius io
Bombylius calus
speciesBombylius calus
Bombylius coahuilensis
speciesBombylius coahuilensis
Bombylius dolorosus
speciesBombylius dolorosus
Bombylius maculosus
speciesBombylius maculosus
Bombylius magnificus
speciesBombylius magnificus
Bombylius queretaroensis
speciesBombylius queretaroensis
Bombylius flaviceps
speciesBombylius flaviceps
Bombylius hypoxanthus
speciesBombylius hypoxanthus
Bombylius septentrionalis
speciesBombylius septentrionalis
Bombylius haywardi
speciesBombylius haywardi
Dischistus
subgenusDischistus
Triplasius
subgenusTriplasius
Bombylius propinquus
speciesBombylius propinquus
Bombylius subflavus
speciesBombylius subflavus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51559.