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Stonyx
''Stonyx'' is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are five described species in the genus ''Stonyx''. Species These five species belong to the genus ''Stonyx'': * '' Stonyx clelia'' Osten Sacken, 1886 * '' Stonyx clotho'' (Wiedemann, 1830) * '' Stonyx lacera'' (Wiedemann, 1830) * '' Stonyx lelia'' Williston, 1901 * '' Stonyx melia'' Williston, 1901 i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * Bombyliidae genera Articles created by Qbugbot {{Bombyliidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stonyx Clelia
''Stonyx clelia'' is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It is known from Mexico and Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort .... References Bombyliidae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1886 {{Bombyliidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombyliidae
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Some are colloquially known as bomber flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects. Overview The Bombyliidae are a large family of flies comprising hundreds of genera, but the life cycles of most species are poorly known, or not at all. Their size varies between species ranging from 2 mm long to a 40 mm wingspan making them some of the largest flies. When at rest, many species hold their wings at a characteristic "swept back" angle. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators, often with spectacularly long proboscises adapted to plants such as '' Lapeirousia'' species with very long, narrow floral tubes. Unlike butterflies, bee flies hold their proboscis straight, and cannot retract it. Many Bombyliidae superficially resemble bees and accordingly the prevalent common name for a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
