Bombylius minor Linnaeus, 1758 is a animal in the Bombyliidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Bombylius minor Linnaeus, 1758

Bombylius minor Linnaeus, 1758

Bombylius minor, the heath bee fly, is a Palearctic bombyliid bee fly native to Europe with a widespread continental distribution.

Family
Genus
Bombylius
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Bombylius minor Linnaeus, 1758

Bombylius minor, commonly known as the heath bee fly, is a species of bee fly belonging to the family Bombyliidae, and it is native to the Palearctic realm. This species is native to Europe, where it has a cosmopolitan distribution across the continent. Confirmed locations where the heath bee fly can be found include: Scandinavia, all of the Baltic countries except Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Iberia, the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Italy, and Austria.

Photo: (c) Jani Järvi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Jani Järvi · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Bombyliidae Bombylius

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