Hyperalonia morio
| Hyperalonia morio | |
|---|---|
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| Hyperalonia morio. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Infraorder: | Asilomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Asiloidea |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Hyperalonia |
| Species: | H. morio |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyperalonia morio (Fabricius, 1775) | |
Hyperalonia morio is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. [1]
Description
Hyperalonia morio is a large bee fly with a bluish black body and a yellow head. Wings are dark bluish, with hyaline areas. [2]
Biology
Hyperalonia morio are flower feeders, subsisting on pollen and nectar. These bombyliid flies are solitary parasitic flies, mainly projecting the eggs into the nest opening of Rubrica nasuta while they are in flight. The 1st instar larvae overwinter feeding on the larvae of their hosts until the following spring.[3][4]
Distribution
This species is the most widely distributed in South America. It is present in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. [5][6]
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ A.M. CUNHA & C.J.E. LAMAS Redescription of the pupae of Hyperalonia morio morio (Fabricius), 1775 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Anthracinae, Exoprosopini)
- ↑ DIPTERA, Bombyliidae
- ↑ Richard Mitchell Bohart,Arnold S. Menke Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision
- ↑ Catalogue of life
- ↑ GBIF
- Systema Dipterorum. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds)
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