Species Account for Bombylius major
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Bombylius major Linnaeus, 1758
Diptera: Larger Brachycera: Bombyliidae
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Taxonomic group: soldier flies and allies (Diptera: Larger Brachycera) - County data
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Records: 584
First Record: 1963
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 48
Pre-1992 hectads: 25
Total hectads: 51
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Bombylius major March 2012
female ovipositing
mating pair
Bombylius major on Choisya ternata 'Sundance' flower
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Bombylius major
Bombylius major in flight
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 62 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 4 records with subhabitat information)
Structural Habitat Data (based on 31 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 584 records with habitat detail and method information)
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