Hyperalonia morio explained

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 only 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

• Systema Dipterorum. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds)

External links

• Diptera.info

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1164348/ Biolib
2. A.M. CUNHA & C.J.E. LAMAS Redescription of the pupae of Hyperalonia morio morio (Fabricius), 1775 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Anthracinae, Exoprosopini)
3. http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~legneref/identify/bombylii.htm DIPTERA, Bombyliidae
4. Richard Mitchell Bohart, Arnold S. Menke Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision
5. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/details/species/id/8647095 Catalogue of life
6. https://www.gbif.org/species/1671890/ GBIF