Hyperalonia chilensis

Hyperalonia chilensis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae

Hyperalonia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. Hyperalonia is one of the most striking genera of bee flies that can be found in the Neotropical region. The species included in this genus have a large bluish black body with several tufts of red and white hairs, bluish black wings and a yellow head with dark blue eyes.

Distribution

Hyperalonia chilensis — (c) Ben Lyle Bedard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Chile · 10

Sources and credits

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Hyperalonia chilensis

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