#Bombyliidae
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petersracing.bsky.social
Ive been trying to pay more attention to the insects we save from the pool. The iphone photographs them poorly but this very small (6mm long) is a bee fly of the family Bombyliidae but I cannot identify more.
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 AM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Greater bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Bombylius major) are found in woodlands thoughout much of North America. Adults are usually seen in the spring feeding on wildflowers. Their larvae, however, are parasitoids of wild bees. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, 11 Apr 2016.
Greater bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Bombylius major) are found in woodlands thoughout much of North America. Adults are usually seen in the spring feeding on wildflowers. Their larvae, however, are parasitoids of wild bees. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, 11 Apr 2016.
December 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
nev.nl
The journal @ento-ea.bsky.social has a Call for Papers on the topic of Dipterans for Biological Control and Pollination.

Submission deadline: Saturday, 28 February 2026
#Entomology
Call for Papers Dipterans for Biological Control and Pollination Submission deadline: Saturday, 28 February 2026 Many flies (order Diptera) are beneficial to humans and provide valuable ecosystem services. In particular, various dipterans act as biological control agents of pest insects and/or as pollinators of crops, and their role in ecosystems is increasingly recognized. Traditionally, the focus of biological control and pollination has been on a restricted number of species, mainly hymenopterans, such as parasitic wasps and bumblebees. However, there exists an enormous natural diversity of insect species, in particular dipterans, that may be used for such services as well. The main entomophagous flies that prey on or parasitize agricultural pests are hoverflies (Syrphidae) and tachinid flies (Tachinidae). Other examples of predatory or parasitoid groups are robber flies (Asilidae), phorid flies (Phoridae), bee flies (Bombyliidae), flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) and elephant mosquitoes (Culicidae). In addition to hoverflies, the main dipterans that pollinate plants are bee flies, flesh flies and blow flies (Sarcophagidae and Calliphoridae), midges (Ceratopogonidae), tangle-veined flies (Nemestrinidae) and tachinid flies. Few efforts are being directed towards developing these alternative species for exploitation and application in pest control and crop pollination. With this Special Issue, we aim to contribute to filling the knowledge gaps about the biology, production, exploitation and application of dipterans that are useful for biological control and pollination, often playing both ecosystem services. We aim to cover both fundamental studies on the biology and ecosystem role of these flies as well as applied research into their rearing and application. We welcome mini-reviews and original research articles that advance our understanding of dipterans in biological control and pollination.
December 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
martinfff.bsky.social
bee fly (Bombyliidae)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyli...
Bombyliidae - Wikipedia
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December 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
gryffoon.bsky.social
I have always wanted to see one of these! Other Bombyliidae are cute too but I love these super fluffy ones
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 AM
eurekamag.com
ICYMI: Revision of the parasitic flies of the genus Hemipenthes Lw. (Diptera, Bombyliidae) of the Palaearctic region
Revision of the parasitic flies of the genus Hemipenthes Lw. (Diptera, Bombyliidae) of the Palaearctic region
The genus Hemipenthes was established by Loew (1869) as monotypic, with a single species, II. morio L. The character by which this species was distinguished from the genus Anthrax was the presence of pulvilli. Subsequently, various authors ...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
eurekamag.com
Revision of the parasitic flies of the genus Hemipenthes Lw. (Diptera, Bombyliidae) of the Palaearctic region
Revision of the parasitic flies of the genus Hemipenthes Lw. (Diptera, Bombyliidae) of the Palaearctic region
The genus Hemipenthes was established by Loew (1869) as monotypic, with a single species, II. morio L. The character by which this species was distinguished from the genus Anthrax was the presence of pulvilli. Subsequently, various authors ...
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December 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
leibnizlib.bsky.social
#LIBresearch: A new study provides the first comprehensive list of fly species in #Armenia. This baseline helps us better understand insect diversity and how it may change over time.
→ doi.org/10.3897/zook...

© Adobe Stock, Macronatura.es

#InsectDiversity #Biodiversity
Bombyliidae (symbolic image)
December 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
curromolina.bsky.social
Hembra de Parageron sp (Bombyliidae) bebe néctar con su gran probóscide. Esta familia se caracteriza por ser cleptoparásita, es decir, que deja su huevo en el nido de otras especies como abejas, predando la larva o huevito hospedante.
Laguna del Ojillo (RBD)
@ebdonana.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
annbot.bsky.social
🪰 Insects of the genus Usia (Bombyliidae).
When Usia visitation rates were low, pollen quality on short-styled stigmas dropped sharply, suggesting these flies are key to maintaining proper morph reciprocity. (8/10)
Figure with two panels showing the effects of flower visitors on pollination success. A) Ordination plots showing how different measures of pollination success relate to the types of flower visitors observed in each floral morph. The main pollinators highlighted are those recorded in at least four sampling events. B) Relationship between the proportion of visits made by Usia species and the pollination quality of short-styled (S-morph) flowers.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
marcelohigonet.bsky.social
Según creo, una mosca abeja (Bombyliidae). Qué lindo bicho
November 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
dhilrukshi.bsky.social
Bombyliidae! It's like a bee and a hummingbird had a baby.
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#InsectThursday!

Bee fly on a dandelion

#insect #macro #macrophotography
#Bombyliidae
Kind of looks like an orange hairy bee
September 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
hourlyspecies.bsky.social
Genus/Species: Bombyliidae
Subtitle: Bee Flies
Image of Bombyliidae
September 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
mariannedenton.bsky.social
Biodiversity is beautiful.

Villa species (bee-fly in the family Bombyliidae)

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#InverteFest
Side view of a beefly perched on a small yellow flower. It has large dark eyes, transparent wings and a body with a white and black fuzzy striped abdomen. From Wikipedia: Villa is a genus of flies belonging to the bee-fly family (Bombyliidae). They range in size from 5 to 17 millimetres (0.20 to 0.67 in), and have typically rounded heads. The males of some species have a brilliant mat of silvery patagial scales. Front face on view of a beefly perched on a small yellow flower. It has large dark eyes, transparent wings and a body with a white and black fuzzy striped abdomen. From Wikipedia: Villa is a genus of flies belonging to the bee-fly family (Bombyliidae). They range in size from 5 to 17 millimetres (0.20 to 0.67 in), and have typically rounded heads. The males of some species have a brilliant mat of silvery patagial scales. Backend view of a beefly perched on a small yellow flower. It has transparent wings and a body with a white and black fuzzy striped abdomen. From Wikipedia: Villa is a genus of flies belonging to the bee-fly family (Bombyliidae). They range in size from 5 to 17 millimetres (0.20 to 0.67 in), and have typically rounded heads. The males of some species have a brilliant mat of silvery patagial scales.
August 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Villa modesta - dune beefly #Bombyliidae

(Yes, I had a fab time in the sand dunes of Braughton Burrows)

These beeflies love a coastal dune and are often seen on umbellifers..Ta-dah

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August 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
wackjackle.norden.social.ap.brid.gy
@GeorgEhring Wollschweber (Bombyliidae)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wollschweber

Das könnte passen oder?
Wollschweber – Wikipedia
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August 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
bugpix.bsky.social
Noticed another fuzzy fella, this time a Bee Fly (Bombyliidae, species uncertain) hanging out in the shade. 🥰

#entomology #insect #fly #beefly #diptera
August 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
dapapu96.bsky.social
Villa sp. (Bombyliidae)
August 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
kujawiak.bsky.social
#beefly #Nikon
This is a close-up, in-flight photo of a bee-fly (family Bombyliidae) captured against a smooth green background. The insect has a fuzzy, brownish body and large, clear wings with darker edges. Its long, slender proboscis extends straight forward, used for feeding on nectar while hovering. The legs are extended slightly downward, and the image is sharply focused on the head and body, with the wings showing motion blur from rapid flapping.
August 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
conniemenefee.bsky.social
Just when you find out about hover flies (flower flies) (Syrphidae family) & get overwhelmed, you'll photograph a BEE FLY, which is not a hover fly - even though you'll want to yell, "It looks like a dang hover fly!!" Maybe a Villa spp - a lovely bee fly (Bombyliidae family)? #Invertebrates
Shiny purpley striped bee fly on flowers
August 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
fabians-sky.bsky.social
Who is that guy? Anyone knows the species? Found in Rheinland-Pfalz, around Ramstein Landstuhl Kaiserslautern

#insect #insectphotography #bombyliidae #wollschweber #Exoprosopa #cleomene #jacchus #macro #macrophotography
July 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
gbifmorpho.bsky.social
New #checklist dataset in @gbif.org: Systoechus laevifrons (Loew, 1855) new to Finland and the Western Palearctic region (Diptera, Bombyliidae) https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d10dc70e-7aab-48db-932c-e4407acf8035
July 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Greater bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Bombylius major) are found in woodlands thoughout much of North America. Adults are usually seen in the spring feeding on wildflowers. Their larvae, however, are parasitoids of wild bees. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, 11 Apr 2016.
Greater bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Bombylius major) are found in woodlands thoughout much of North America. Adults are usually seen in the spring feeding on wildflowers. Their larvae, however, are parasitoids of wild bees. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, 11 Apr 2016.
July 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
hourlyspecies.bsky.social
Genus/Species: Bombyliidae
Subtitle: Bee Flies
Image of Bombyliidae
July 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM