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Hyperalonia morio

Hyperalonia morio


Family: Bombyliidae
Order: Diptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Hyperalonia morio is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.

 Hyperalonia morio is a large bee fly with a bluish black body and a yellow head. Wings are dark bluish, with hyaline areas.

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.

Distribution: This species is the most widely distributed in South America. It is present in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Source: Wikipedia, article Hyperalonia morio. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 183816
  Adult

Mar del Tuyú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/01/2017
Lucas Rubio
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Photography ID: 177278
  Adult

Reserva Natural del Pilar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
Lucas Rubio



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
52296701/01/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del TuyúLucas Rubio
50694927/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarLucas Rubio
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Hyperalonia morio – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 26/09/2026.