Heather Angel / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring on Primrose (Primula vulgaris). This insect is the main pollinator of Primrose. In nature reserve, Surrey, England, UK, April.
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Heather Angel / Large bee-fly (Bombylius major) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp). In garden, Surrey, England, UK. March.
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Nick Upton / Heath bee fly (Bombylius minor), sunning on an sandy bank, Arne heath, Dorset, UK, July.
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Kerstin Hinze / Greater bee fly (Bombylius) nectaring from Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) flowers, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, April.
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Kerstin Hinze / Greater bee fly (Bombylius) nectaring from Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) flowers, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, April.
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Kerstin Hinze / Greater bee fly (Bombylius) nectaring from Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) flowers, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, April.
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Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Dark edged bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring from a Primrose flower (Primula vulgaris), Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Rod Williams / Dark-edged bee-fly (Bombylius major) Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April.
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Bernard Castelein / Beefly (Bombyllus major) on sand, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, March.
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Michael Hutchinson / Large Bee-fly (Bombylius major) feeding on forget-me-not flowers, April, Bristol, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Large bee fly (Bombylius major) close-up showing proboscis, Bristol, UK, April.
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Michael Hutchinson / Large bee fly (Bombylius major), hanging upside-down from Japanese Maple, Bristol, UK, May.
