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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: 559
First Record: 1963
Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 48
Pre-1992 hectads: 25
Total hectads: 51

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Bombylius major March 2012
Bombylius major March 2012
female ovipositing
female ovipositing
mating pair
mating pair
Bombylius major on Choisya ternata 'Sundance' flower
Bombylius major on Choisya ternata 'Sundance' flower
Bombylius major flight1
Bombylius major flight1
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Bombylius major in flight
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 559 records with habitat detail and method information)

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