Bombylius minor, the heath bee fly, is a Palearctic species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. Evenhuis N. L. & Greathead D. J. 2015. World catalog of bee flies (Diptera:Bombyliidae). Revised September 2015. onlineVerrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations Identification Seguy (1927) provides a key to most European Bombyliidae Seguy, E. 1927 Faune de France 13: Diptères (Brachycères) (Stratiomyiidæ, Erianidæ, Cænomyiidæ, Rhagionidæ, Tabanidæ, Codidæ, Nemestrinidæ, Mydaidæ, Romoyiidæ, Therevidæ, Omphralidæ) Lechevalier editions (Paris: Éditions Faune de France) Distribution The heath bee fly is native to Europe, where it has a cosmopolitan distribution. It is found in: Scandinavia, all of the Baltics (except Latvia), Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Iberia, United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Italy, and Austria.
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