Large Bee Fly

Bombylius major insect

Bee flies. B. major is Holarctic and native here as well as in Europe.

21 documented plant relationships.

gathers pollen at

BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursigroundcover · May–JuneBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustBunchberryCornus canadensisgroundcover · JuneEarly Blue VioletViola aduncagroundcover · May–JuneField ChickweedCerastium arvensegroundcover · May-JulySlender Cinquefoil (Graceful Cinquefoil)Potentilla graciliswildflower · June–AugustSpring BeautyClaytonia lanceolataherb · April–MayWild Blue FlaxLinum lewisiiwildflower · June–AugustWild Lily-of-the-valleyMaianthemum canadensegroundcover · May–JuneWild StrawberryFragaria virginianagroundcover · May–JuneYellow Monkey FlowerErythranthe guttatawildflower · Jun-Aug

sips nectar at

Bastard ToadflaxComandra umbellatawildflower · May–JuneBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursigroundcover · May–JuneField PussytoesAntennaria neglectagroundcover · May-JuneMarsh MarigoldCaltha palustriswildflower · May–JuneNorthern GentianGentianella amarellawildflower · July–SeptemberPrairie CrocusPulsatilla nuttallianawildflower · March-MaySpring BeautyClaytonia lanceolataherb · April–MayWild Black CurrantRibes americanumshrub · Apr-MayWild StrawberryFragaria virginianagroundcover · May–JuneWoodland StrawberryFragaria vescagroundcover · May–June