Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pygmy Bee Fly (Bombylius pygmaeus)

Pygmy Bee Fly Bombylius pygmaeus Fabricius, 1781

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Bombyliidae > Genus Bombylius Pygmy Bee Fly - Bombylius pygmaeus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/9810

Widespread in the Eastern U.S. in spring.

Thorax is dark, outlined in light yellow or off white. Note distinctly spotted wings rather than banded or blotchy pattern.

There are 4 records in the project database.

A Pygmy Bee Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/21/2013). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Pygmy Bee Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/11/2021). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Pygmy Bee Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/19/2012). Photo by Brandon Woo. (MBP list)

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