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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
195938428/01/2024ArgentinaNeuquénJunin de los AndesNicolas Olejnik
169087925/12/2022ArgentinaNeuquénJunin de los AndesNicolas Olejnik
154307005/02/2022ArgentinaNeuquénJunin de los AndesNicolas Olejnik
137497104/03/2021ArgentinaNeuquénJunin de los AndesNicolas Olejnik
135824126/01/2021ArgentinaNeuquénJunin de los AndesNicolas Olejnik
117707024/01/2020ArgentinaNeuquénJunin de los AndesNicolas Olejnik
53570612/01/2017ArgentinaNeuquénJunin de los AndesNicolas Olejnik
53572129/11/2013ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarNicolas Olejnik
53571931/12/2012ArgentinaNeuquénJunin de los AndesNicolas Olejnik
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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 04/10/2026.