Long-snouted horsefly - Long-snouted horsefly

Japanese: ツリアブ(長吻虻) - ツリアブ
Long-snouted horsefly - Long-snouted horsefly
A general term for insects belonging to the Diptera family, Bombyliidae. The English name "bee fly" comes from two reasons: the form and color of the adult resembles that of certain bumblebees (Bombus humblebees), and the larvae parasitize the larvae of solitary bees. Approximately 3,000 species have been recorded around the world, but only a dozen or so are known in Japan. Most adult proboscises are long, as in the case of the velvet bee fly, but some species have short proboscises, such as the black-winged bee fly.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
双翅目ツリアブ科Bombyliidaeに属する昆虫の総称。英名のbee flyは,成虫の形態や色彩が,ある種のマルハナバチBombusの仲間(英名humble‐bee)に似ていることと,幼虫が孤独性のハチの幼虫に寄生するという二つのことによる。世界から約3000種が記録されているが,日本では十数種が知られているにすぎない。成虫の口吻(こうふん)は,ビロードツリアブで代表されるように長いものが多いが,クロバネツリアブのように短い種も含まれている。

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