family Bombyliidae
Bee FliesBee Fly (Anthrax) Ligyra Australiphthiria
Bee Flies in the family Bombyliidae, order Diptera, are a group of flies whose common name include bee flies or humbleflies. The adult of this family usually feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. The larvae of this group are generally parasitoids of other insects.
Check out our following information on the members of the bee fly group:
- 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
- Bee Flies – Family Bombyliidae, Brisbane Insects and Spiders, https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_robbers/BOMBYLIIDAE.htm
- Bombyliidae, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyliidae (last visited Mar. 26, 2022)
Bee FliesBee Fly (Anthrax) Ligyra Australiphthiria
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