Bombylius major Linnaeus, 1758
Dark-edged Bee Fly
Bombylius majorLinnaeus, 1758 - Dark-edged Bee Fly, Feeding from Lady Smock flower - enlarged

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Equipment used 35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.
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Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P54779
Found as Imago
Date 22 May 1970
OS grid ref TG10
Lat/Lon 52° 40' N, 1° 10' E
Location East Norfolk, VC27, England
Record summary Feeding from Lady Smock flowers
Associated organism feeding on flower of Cardamine pratensis
Return to Record page Bombylius major on 22 May 1970 at TG10 in East Norfolk
Return to Taxon page Bombylius major
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