family Bombyliidae

Bee FliesBee Flies Index Anthrax (Bee Fly) Australiphthiria Balaana Beefly Cryomyia sp Ligyra Neosardus cosmus

Bee Flies in the family Bombyliidae, order Diptera, are a group of flies whose common names include bee flies or humbleflies. The adult of this family usually feed on nectar and pollen, some species being important pollinators. The larvae of this group are generally parasitoids of other insects.

Bee fly, family Bombyliidae, genus Anthrax sp.
Bee fly, family Bombyliidae, genus Anthrax sp.

Check out our following information on the members of the bee fly group:

Balaana Beefly (Balaana abscondita), Alice Springs, NT
Balaana Beefly (Balaana abscondita), Alice Springs, NT
Bee Fly (family Bombyliidae), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Bee Fly (family Bombyliidae), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Ligyra cingulata - Bee Fly, Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Ligyra cingulata – Bee Fly, Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Cryomyia sp (on flower of Stylidium perula), Wandoo National Park WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Cryomyia sp (on flower of Stylidium perula), Wandoo National Park WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Neosardus cosmus (Bee Fly), Wongan Hills, WA © Daniel Heald
Neosardus cosmus (Bee Fly), Wongan Hills, WA © Daniel Heald
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Diptera
  • Superfamily: Asiloidea
  • Family: Bombyliidae
  • Subfamilies:
    • Anthracinae
    • Antoniinae
    • Bombyliinae
    • Crocidiinae
    • Cythereinae
    • Ecliminae
    • Heterotropinae
    • Lomatiinae
    • Mariobezziinae
    • Oligodraninae
    • Oniromyiinae
    • Phthiriinae
    • Tomomyzinae
    • Toxophorinae
    • Usiinae
    • Xenoprosopinae

Footnote & References

  1. Bee Flies – Family Bombyliidae, Brisbane Insects and Spiders, https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_robbers/BOMBYLIIDAE.htm
  2. Bombyliidae, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyliidae (last visited Mar. 26, 2022)
  3. Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/51558-Bombyliidae
  4. BOMBYLIIDAE Latreille, 1802, Bee Flies, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Bombyliidae

Bee FliesBee Flies Index Anthrax (Bee Fly) Australiphthiria Balaana Beefly Cryomyia sp Ligyra Neosardus cosmus

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