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Bombyliidae
Family of flies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects.
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Bombyliidae | |
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Bombylius major | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Superfamily: | Asiloidea |
Family: | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 |
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Phthiriidae |
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