Bombylius discolor Mikan, 1796
(Dotted Bee-fly)

Interactions where Bombylius discolor is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
planidium larva		planidium larva ectoparasitises larva			Andrena cineraria	Grey Mining Bee, Ashy Mining Bee	Hymenoptera: Andrenidae	The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003, Gibbs, D., 2004	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Bombylius discolor/	Bombylius discolor	dotted bee-fly				planidium larva	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena cineraria/	Andrena cineraria	grey mining bee, ashy mining bee	?			larva	Major
scarabaeform larva		scarabaeform larva is predator of larva			Andrena cineraria	Grey Mining Bee, Ashy Mining Bee	Hymenoptera: Andrenidae	The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003, Gibbs, D., 2004	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Bombylius discolor/	Bombylius discolor	dotted bee-fly				scarabaeform larva	Animal / predator		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena cineraria/	Andrena cineraria	grey mining bee, ashy mining bee	?			larva	Major
planidium larva		planidium larva ectoparasitises larva			Andrena flavipes	Yellow Legged Mining Bee	Hymenoptera: Andrenidae	The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003, Gibbs, D., 2004	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Bombylius discolor/	Bombylius discolor	dotted bee-fly				planidium larva	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena flavipes/	Andrena flavipes	yellow legged mining bee	?			larva	Major
scarabaeform larva		scarabaeform larva is predator of larva			Andrena flavipes	Yellow Legged Mining Bee	Hymenoptera: Andrenidae	The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003, Gibbs, D., 2004	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Bombylius discolor/	Bombylius discolor	dotted bee-fly				scarabaeform larva	Animal / predator		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena flavipes/	Andrena flavipes	yellow legged mining bee	?			larva	Major
adult		adult visits for nectar flower			Primula vulgaris	Primrose	Ericales: Primulaceae	The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003, Gibbs, D., 2004	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Bombylius discolor/	Bombylius discolor	dotted bee-fly				adult	Foodplant / visitor / nectar		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula vulgaris/	Primula vulgaris	primrose			flower		Minor
adult		adult visits for nectar flower			Glechoma hederacea	Ground-ivy	Lamiales: Lamiaceae	The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003, Gibbs, D., 2004	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Bombylius discolor/	Bombylius discolor	dotted bee-fly				adult	Foodplant / visitor / nectar		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Glechoma hederacea/	Glechoma hederacea	ground-ivy			flower		Major

Author & Year	Title	Source
Gibbs, D., 2004	The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003	Research Reports, Report no 583, 33pp, English Nature

Bombylius discolor (Dotted Bee-fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Bombylius discolor (Dotted Bee-fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Bombylius discolor (Dotted Bee-fly)
Genus	Bombylius (a genus of bee flies)
Family	BOMBYLIIDAE (bee flies)
Superfamily	ASILOIDEA (robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)
Infraorder	Asilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
Suborder	BRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
Order	DIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Bombylius discolor is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bombylius discolor (Dotted Bee-fly)

Bombylius discolor (Dotted Bee-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BOMBYLIIDAE
(bee flies)

ASILOIDEA
(robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)

Asilomorpha
(robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)

BRACHYCERA
(short-horned flies)

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Gibbs, D.	2004	The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003	Research Reports, Report no 583, 33pp, English Nature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Bombylius discolor (Dotted Bee-fly):

BOMBYLIIDAE
(bee flies)

ASILOIDEA
(robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)

Asilomorpha
(robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)

BRACHYCERA
(short-horned flies)

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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