Lomatia belzebul
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| Lomatia belzebul | |
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| Lomatia cf. belzebul, female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Lomatia |
| Species: | L. belzebul |
| Binomial name | |
| Lomatia belzebul (Fabricius, 1794) | |
Lomatia belzebul is a species of 'bee flies' belonging to the family Bombyliidae subfamily Lomatiinae.
Lomatia belzebul, male
The adults grow up to 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) long. The wings have a wide brown band close to costal margin. The striped abdomen can confuse them with some Hymenoptera for predators.
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