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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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Count: 38

Foto
Photography ID: 669560
  Adult

Santa María
Catamarca
Argentina
01/25/2026
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 667293
  Adult

San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/11/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 663475
  Adult

Parque Nacional Pre Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/24/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 612121
  Adult

Cañon del Atuel
Mendoza
Argentina
11/28/2024
Marcos Garberoglio
Foto
Photography ID: 564503
  Adult

Rosario de la Frontera
Salta
Argentina
12/25/2023
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 557400
  Adult

Junín
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/21/2017
Claudio Javier Spiga
Foto
Photography ID: 518442
  Adult

Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/22/2022
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 491093
  Adult

Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/06/2021
Daniel Fabián Barrios
Foto
Photography ID: 491092
  Adult

Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/06/2021
Daniel Fabián Barrios
Foto
Photography ID: 491091
  Adult

Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/06/2021
Daniel Fabián Barrios



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Count: 50



Page 1 of 5
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242131125/01/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaCostanera, Santa MaríaViviana Fuentes
241637711/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
241563211/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosPeter Vidana
240087924/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosSendero del Espinal, Parque Nacional Pre DeltaPeter Vidana
240028523/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosBosque de Barranca Campo Sarmiento, Parque Nacional Pre-DeltaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
220414128/11/2024ArgentinaMendozaCañon del AtuelMarcos Garberoglio
224262916/11/202411:16ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta1Gustavo Fernando Durán
195938428/01/2024ArgentinaNeuquénJunin de los AndesNicolas Olejnik
194459925/12/2023ArgentinaSaltaRosario de la FronteraHugo Alberto Valderrey
169087925/12/2022ArgentinaNeuquénJunin 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 24/09/2026.