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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: dodo on May 19, 2024, 08:40:48 AM

Title: Bee Fly near Brickworks
Post by: dodo on May 19, 2024, 08:40:48 AM

A couple of years ago in May I saw a Bee Fly on a dandilion under the Bloor viaduct . Yesterday I saw one again walking up a steep dirt trail into the Brickworks near Bayview and Pottery Road. I got a photo of it with my cellphone.

Title: Re: Bee Fly near Brickworks
Post by: Charline on May 19, 2024, 01:19:48 PM

Thanks, now I know it's proper name.


I saw this thing often in the Brickworks.

Title: Re: Bee Fly near Brickworks
Post by: Napper on May 20, 2024, 08:53:32 AM

Cool, I spotted one of these here in Milton in 2021 when I looked it up the only thing I could find was a "Tiger Bee Fly".
I  posted about it on this forum.
Napper :)

Title: Re: Bee Fly near Brickworks
Post by: dodo on May 20, 2024, 10:56:39 PM

According to Wikipedia the Bombylius major (commonly named the large bee fly, the dark-edged bee fly or the greater bee fly) can be found from April to June throughout temperate Europe, North America and parts of Asia, concentrated in the northern hemisphere.