Bombylius major Linnaeus, 1758
(Dark-edged Bee Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBombylius major (Dark-edged Bee Fly)
GenusBombylius (a genus of bee flies)
FamilyBOMBYLIIDAE (bee flies)
SuperfamilyASILOIDEA (robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)
InfraorderAsilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bombylius major (Dark-edged Bee Fly) :
1: Bombylius major (Dark-edged Bee Fly)
12 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU40 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Visiting Narrow-leaved Lungwort
Image 1: Bee-fly visiting Pulmonaria flowersImage 2: Bee-fly visiting Pulmonaria flowers (2)
2: Bombylius major (Dark-edged Bee Fly)
26 Apr 1986 OSGR: SU16 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: At restImage 2: At rest - close-upImage 3: At rest - enlargedImage 4: Visitng Primrose - enlarged
3: Bombylius major (Dark-edged Bee Fly)
12 Apr 1980 OSGR: SU81 50° 50’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Basking on ground and leaves
Image 1: Basking on ground - dorsal viewImage 2: Basking on ground - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Basking on ground - laterodorsal viewImage 4: Basking on leaf - anterior viewImage 5: Basking on leaf - anterodorsal viewImage 6: Basking on leaf - anterodorsal view (2)

Bombylius major (Dark-edged Bee Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bombylius major (Dark-edged Bee Fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bombylius major (Dark-edged Bee Fly)
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