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FLY GALLERY
Information: MCCD # (815) 338-6223

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LargeBeeFly Common Name:
Large Bee Fly
 
 
Scientific Name: Bombylius major

 

Length or Size: Length = 0.25 - 0.5"

 

Comment: These look like a bee, but they are really a fly (they only have one pair of wings). Adults feed on nectar and larvae are a parasite of solitary bees.