Bombylius canescens Mikan, 1796
(Western Bee-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBombylius canescens (Western 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 canescens (Western Bee-fly) :
1: Bombylius canescens (Western Bee-fly)
10 Jun 2005 OSGR: ST95 51° 20’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Visiting Fairy Flax and Daisy
Image 1: Visiting Daisy - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Visiting Fairy Flax - lateral view - enlarged
2: Bombylius canescens (Western Bee-fly)
7 Jun 2005 OSGR: ST95 51° 20’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Image 1: At rest - enlargedImage 2: Resting with wings moving - enlarged

Bombylius canescens (Western 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 canescens (Western Bee-fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bombylius canescens (Western Bee-fly)
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