Nick Upton / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) hovering to feed from Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa), Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Downland villa bee fly (Villa cingulata) a Red data book endangered species feeding on Common hogweed flowers (Heracleum sphondylium) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Bee fly (Villa sp) female, collecting sandy soil to coat her eggs with, Samos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Large Bee fly (Exoprosopa pectoralis) resting on rocks near the coast, Samos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Large Bee fly (Exoprosopa pectoralis) resting on rocks near the coast, Samos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax), a honey bee mimic, basking in sun on Ivy leaf (Hedera helix) in garden, with house in background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Hover fly (Eristalis tenax), a honey bee mimic, in flight past washing hanging out to dry in a garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax), a honey bee mimic, feeding on Ivy flower (Hedera helix) in garden near a house, Wiltshire, England, UK, October . Property released.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax), a honey bee mimic, feeding on Ivy flower (Hedera helix) in garden, with house in background, Wiltshire, England, UK, October . Property released.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Hover fly (Eristalis tenax), honey bee mimic, foraging on Pink aster (Aster novae-angliae) flower in garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, September . Property released.
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Mary McDonald / Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) with fly prey. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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John Abbott / Bee Like Robberfly (Laphria saffrana) feeding on a Burrowing Bug (Cydnidae), Big Creek Scenic Area, Sam Houston National Forest, Texas, USA
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Nick Upton / Bee Fly (Lomatia sp) feeding from Oxeye daisy flower (Leucanthemum vulgare), Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.
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Nick Upton / A nectar-feeding species of Horse fly (Pangonius funebris), a carpenter bee mimic, using its long proboscis to forage on Milk thistle (Carduus marianus) near the coast with the sea in the background,...
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Andy Sands / Hoverfly (Sicus ferrugineus). This fly deposits its eggs on various species of bumble bee that serve as hosts for the parasitic larvae. Hertfordshire, England, June.
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Stephen Dalton / Beefly (Bombylius) at Ramsons / Wild Garlic. Sussex, UK, April.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Large Bee Fly (Bombylius sp.), adult in feeding on Saladillo (Varilla texana). Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA, April.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Large Bee fly (Bombylius sp.) adult feeding on Saladillo (Varilla texana) in flight. Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Andy Sands / Hover fly (Volucella pellucens) bee mimic lays eggs inside wasps nests where young live as scavengers, Hertfordshire, England, August
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Kim Taylor / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) visiting Primrose (Primula vulgaris) in flower. Surrey, UK, April.
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Kim Taylor / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) visiting Primrose (Primula vulgaris) in flower. Surrey, UK, April.
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Kim Taylor / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) visiting Primrose (Primula vulgaris) in flower. Surrey, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Large Robber Fly (Machimus modestus) female with small solitary bee prey. Zadar province, Croatia, July.
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Nick Upton / Bee Fly (Hemipenthes velutina) feeding from Spiny Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper) flower. Zadar province, Croatia, July.
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Nick Upton / Large Robber Fly (Machimus modestus) female with small solitary bee prey. Zadar province, Croatia, July.
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Nick Upton / Bee Fly (Anthrax leucogaster) sunbasking on limsetone rock. Zadar province, Croatia, July.
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Nick Upton / Bee Fly (Toxophora fasciculata) - a parasite of Potter Wasp larvae - standing on Variegated Spurge (Euphorbia marginata) flowers. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.
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Nick Upton / Bee Fly (Geron sp.) with proboscis feeding from Slender Thistle / Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus) flower. Zadar province, Croatia, July.
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Nick Upton / Bee Fly (Geron sp.) with proboscis feeding from Slender Thistle / Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus) flower. Zadar province, Croatia, July.
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Stephen Dalton / Beefly (Bombyliidae) feeding from a Bugle flower. UK, May.
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Stephen Dalton / Beefly (Bombyliidae) feeding from a Bugle flower. UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Bee fly (Chalcochiton holosericea) foraging on Crown daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium), Corsica, France, May.
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Nick Upton / Large black Horse fly (Dasyrhamphis anthracinus) female feeding on Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) umbel flowerhead as a small solitary bee flies past. Corsica, France, June.
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Will Watson / Bee-fly (Bombylius major) pollinating Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) Herefordshire, England, UK
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Nick Upton / Dotted bee fly (Bombylius discolor) resting on a leaf. This is a nationally scarce species in the UK, Wiltshire garden, April.
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Nick Upton / Dotted Bee Fly (Bombylius discolor) resting on leaf. This is a nationally scarce species in the UK Wiltshire garden, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Common Bee fly (Bombylius major) searching for solitary bee nest holes to parasitise. Wiltshire garden, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) searching for solitary bee nest holes to parasitise. Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) hovering above a Common Primrose flower (Primula vulgaris) Wiltshire garden, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) feeding from a Common Primrose flower (Primula vulgaris) Wiltshire garden, UK, April.
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Laurent Geslin / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) at rest with graffiti in the background, Paris, France.
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Laurent Geslin / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) at rest on footpath, with walkers behind, Paris, France, April 2010.
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Stephen Dalton / Bee fly {Bombylius SP} feeding from flower, UK
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Phil Savoie / Sacken's bee hunter {Laphria sackeni} mimics a bee and preys on them, USA
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Andy Sands / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) at rest on bramble, Captive, UK April
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Andy Sands / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) at rest on Red Dead Nettle, Captive, UK April
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PREMAPHOTOS / Hover fly {Volucella bombylans} on Dog rose flower, UK Note - a white-tailed bumble bee mimic
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Jose B. Ruiz / Common bee fly {Bombylius major} at flower, Spain
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Jose B. Ruiz / Mottled Bee-Fly {Thyridanthrax fenestratus} Spain
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Michael Durham / Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile sp) flies toward a Goldenrod flower (Solidago sp) abdomen is covered with pollen, North America
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Michael Durham / Bumblebee (Bombus huntii) with full pollen baskets, flies from a Rhododendron flower, northeast Oregon
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Kim Taylor / Bumble bee hoverfly {Volucella bombylans} feeding on Alkanet flower, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Common bee fly {Bombylius major} flying to flower with proboscis extended. UK.
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Kim Taylor / Common bee fly {Bombylius major} with proboscis extended. UK.
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Kim Taylor / Mason bee {Osmia rufa} female flies to nest hole in tree laden with pollen, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Mason bee {Osmia rufa} flies to nest hole in tree, note pollen brush on abdomen, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Migrant Marmalade hoverfly {Episyrphus balteatus} + Honey bee {Apis mellifora} on Thistle, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Common bee fly {Bombylius major} feeding on Forget-me-not, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Mining bee (Colletes sp) flies to alkanet flowers. Surrey, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Common Bee Fly (Bombylius major) UK. Captive., cut-out
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Kim Taylor / Common white-tailed bumblebee flies to flower {Bombus lucorum} UK
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Jose B. Ruiz / Common bee-fly feeding on flower nectar {Bombylius major} Spain
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Premaphotos / Lesser bee fly (Bombylius minor) female hovers and flicks her tiny white egg into the open burrow of a Bee-killer wasp (Philanthus triangulum), UK
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Premaphotos / Dark-edged / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) feeding from Lady's smock flower, UK
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Premaphotos / Bumble bee plume-horn, a hover fly (Volucella bombylans), mating pair of white tailed bumble bee mimics, UK
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Premaphotos / Bumble bee plume-horn, a hover fly (Volucella bombylans), a white-tailed bumble bee mimic with its model a White tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum) on the left, on Musk thistle UK
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Premaphotos / Dark-edged bee fly (Bombylius major) female hovering while she drops eggs into a solitary bee's nest entrance, UK
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Premaphotos / Lesser heath bee fly (Bombylius minor) feeding from Bell heather flowers (Erica cinerea), UK
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Premaphotos / Bumble bee plume-horn, a hover fly (Volucella bombylans), mimicking a red-tailed bumble bee on a Dog rose flower, UK
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Premaphotos / Bumble bee robber fly (Laphria flava) grooming its face with its front legs, France
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Premaphotos / Bumble bee plume-horn, a hover fly (Volucella bombylans) mimics a White-tailed bumble bee, UK
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Premaphotos / Bumble bee drone fly, a hover fly (Eristalis intricarius) on a bramble flower, UK
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Premaphotos / Shining-faced drone fly / hover fly (Eristalis tenax) male on right) with the Honey bee (Apis mellifera) it mimics on the left, UK
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Premaphotos / Bumble bee plume-horn, a hover fly (Volucella bombylans) mimicking a White-tailed bumble bee, UK
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Premaphotos / Dark-edged bee fly (Bombylius major) extracting nectar from Bugle flower {Ajuga reptans} UK
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Premaphotos / Dark-edged bee fly (Bombylius major) showing its long proboscis for extracting nectar from flowers, UK
