Bombylius major: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Genus: Bombylius
Species: Bombylius major
Scientific Name: Bombylius major

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Bombylius major

Bombylius major (commonly named the large bee-fly, the dark-edged bee-fly or the greater bee fly) is a parasitic bee mimic fly. B. major is the most common type of fly within the Bombylius genus. The fly derives its name from its close resemblance to bumblebees and is often mistaken for them.

Bombylius major exhibits a unique flight behavior known as "yawing" and plays a role in general pollination, without preference of flower types. The fly does not bite, sting, or spread disease. However, the fly uses this mimicry of bumblebees to its own advantage, allowing close access to host solitary bee and wasp nests in order to deposit its eggs. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to parasitically feed on the grubs.

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Bombylius major in languages:

Bokmål: stor humleflue
Croatian: Velika bumbarica
Czech: dlouhososka velká
Danish: Stor humleflue
Dutch: Gewone wolzwever
English: Greater Bee Fly
English: Greater Beefly
English: Dark-edged Bee Fly
Estonian: Mesilas-kägukärbes
Finnish: isokimalaiskärpänen
French: Grand bombyle
German: Großer Wollschweber
Hungarian: Szegélyes pöszörlégy
Japanese: ビロウドツリアブ
Japanese: ビロードツリアブ
Korean: 빌로오드재니등에
Latvian: Lielā pūkmuša
Lithuanian: Didžioji Zvimbeklė
Polish: Bujanka większa
Russian: Жужжало большой
Slovak: chlpačka veľká
Slovene: Velika čmrljevka, Volnarica
Swedish: Stor svävfluga
Ukrainian: Бринівка велика

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Parent Taxon

Bombylius

Bombylius major: taxon details and analytics

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Bombylius major

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Bombylius major: taxon details and analytics

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