- for bee fly
species that lack a long
proboscis or long, thin legs. Such
bombyliids can
still be
distinguished in the
field by
anatomical features such as:...
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mouthparts of
hoverflies are
usually not
particularly long and thin (some
bombyliids have a long and needle-like proboscis, many have legs that are noticeably...
- from the ants by
imitating chemical odours given by ant
colony members.
Bombyliid bee
flies such as
Bombylius major are short-bodied, round, furry, and...
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bacterium responsible for anthrax, the
disease Anthrax (fly), a
genus of
bombyliid flies Camponotus anthrax, a
species of ant
Anthrax (American band), an...
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Exhyalanthrax is a
small genus of
bombyliid flies.
Bombyliids are
commonly known as bee
flies due to
their resemblance to bees.
Exhyalanthrax are found...
-
Anthrax is a
genus of
bombyliid flies,
commonly known as "bee-flies" due to
their resemblance to bees. Most are dull
black flies, and are
usually small...
- thread, the
territorial male
pursues it.
There is one
common species of
bombyliid flies known to
parasitize the
larvae of
Xylocopa virginica:
Xenox tigrinus...
-
Hyperalonia morio are
flower feeders,
subsisting on
pollen and nectar.
These bombyliid flies are only
parasitic flies,
mainly projecting the eggs into the nest...
- eol.org.
Retrieved 2024-03-04. Carles-Tolrá,
Miguel (2009). "TWO NEW
BOMBYLIID SPECIES FROM
SPAIN (DIPTERA, BOMBYLIIDAE)" (PDF). Boletín
Sociedad Entomológica...
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wings are
transparent with a
narrow brown front margin. Like many
other bombyliids, the eggs are
flicked by the
adult females toward dark holes. The females...
