🪲Bombylius major
Bombylius major 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.
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Everything we know about the Bombylius major
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Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderDiptera
- ›familyBombyliidae
- ›genusBombylius
- ›speciesBombylius major
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderFlies · Diptera
- subfamilyBombyliinae
- genusBombylius
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- orderFlies · Diptera
- suborderBrachycera
- familyBombyliidae
- subfamilyBombyliinae
- genusBombylius
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