Observations in the Family: Bombyliidae
English Name: Beeflies
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Observed on: 24th June 2014
Added to iSpot: 2nd July 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Left before I could get more pics.
Observed on: 22nd February 2013
Added to iSpot: 24th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 18th May 2014
Added to iSpot: 19th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 3
Description: Only got the one decent pic. About 15mm long.
By: Shaun Swanepoel
Location: Kirkwood
Lat/Lng: -33.3741125, 25.4664615
Working for Water offices, Addo, Kirkwood
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Observed on: 18th January 2013
Added to iSpot: 7th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 3
Observed on: 14th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 7th May 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 1st May 2013
Added to iSpot: 3rd May 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 1
Comments: 4
Description: After previously commenting on a parasitic beefly larvae attached to a baboon spider, I came across this wolf spider on Thursday, with the same larvae attached to its pedicel. Hopefully someone recognises this larvae, and can comment further.
By: Graham G
Observed on: 24th April 2014
Added to iSpot: 25th April 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 21st March 2014
Added to iSpot: 15th April 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
By: rinag
Observed on: 6th April 2014
Added to iSpot: 6th April 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 23rd February 2014
Added to iSpot: 28th March 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 15th February 2014
Added to iSpot: 27th March 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Veld 14 months old
Observed on: 10th February 2014
Added to iSpot: 24th March 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 1
Observed on: 16th March 2014
Added to iSpot: 16th March 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Observed on: 2nd March 2014
Added to iSpot: 2nd March 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 2
Comments: 1
Description: Roughly 10mm body length.
Observed on: 25th February 2014
Added to iSpot: 25th February 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Wingspan about 40mm
By: Joan Berning
Observed on: 23rd March 2010
Added to iSpot: 22nd February 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 3
Observed on: 12th January 2014
Added to iSpot: 2nd February 2014
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Observed on: 16th January 2014
Added to iSpot: 22nd January 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Sorry about poor photo, but the only one I have. Subjects do not sit still!!
Observed on: 14th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th January 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Blouberg reclamation experiment: cleared and burned 1 year old
Observed on: 4th January 2014
Added to iSpot: 8th January 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 3rd July 2013
Added to iSpot: 5th January 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 1
Observed on: 14th December 2013
Added to iSpot: 1st January 2014
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 26th December 2013
Added to iSpot: 27th December 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 14th December 2013
Added to iSpot: 24th December 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 9th December 2013
Added to iSpot: 21st December 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Observed on: 20th December 2013
Added to iSpot: 20th December 2013
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 5
Comments: 16
Observed on: 8th December 2013
Added to iSpot: 8th December 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 8
Description: Surprisingly large Bomby, the flowerhead it is on is around 30mm-40mm. It flew from scabby to scabby methodically plunging its proboscis into each flower on the head, slowly rotating clockwise (or was it anti-clockwise?) until it has done each one, barely ever resting its wings.
Observed on: 22nd November 2013
Added to iSpot: 22nd November 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 13th November 2013
Added to iSpot: 18th November 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Observed on: 10th November 2013
Added to iSpot: 12th November 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 8
Observed on: 6th November 2013
Added to iSpot: 8th November 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 18th September 2013
Added to iSpot: 5th November 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 9th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 26th October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Observed on: 9th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 23rd October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: . This may be the front end of
this beefly .
Observed on: 9th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 23rd October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0
Description: . This may be the back end of
this beefly .
Observed on: 9th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 23rd October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0
Observed on: 9th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 23rd October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 5
Description: I took many photos of beeflies this day and may have got some mixed up. There is a beetle in the last photo - Riaan and Johan, if you think the pic is good enough to get some sort of ID I will load it as another ob.
Observed on: 2nd September 2013
Added to iSpot: 20th October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Observed on: 16th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 17th October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: At last I found something that visits the Zulies! This creature's proboscis seems just the right length for the plant, a perfect match!
Observed on: 8th October 2013
Added to iSpot: 12th October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 21st September 2013
Added to iSpot: 7th October 2013
Identifications: 4
Agreements: 0
Comments: 14
Observed on: 2nd October 2013
Added to iSpot: 3rd October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 4
Description: It buzzed its wings even while perched on the flower, drinking long and deep.
Observed on: 29th September 2013
Added to iSpot: 1st October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 7
Comments: 1
Description: About 10-12mm. Never seen a white one before.
Observed on: 29th September 2013
Added to iSpot: 1st October 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 6
Comments: 1
Description: Just good friends. They were flying about like that also - wonder who gets to steer? have no idea which one is the male!
Observed on: 25th September 2013
Added to iSpot: 29th September 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 2
Description: I have seen these flies on the orange Drosanthemums (speciosum & bicolor), and nowhere else. And all orange Drosanthemums have them. They seem to be pretty specific in their association according to my observation...
Observed on: 28th September 2013
Added to iSpot: 29th September 2013
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0
Observed on: 19th August 2013
Added to iSpot: 26th September 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 6
Description: about 8mm
Observed on: 22nd September 2013
Added to iSpot: 23rd September 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Red eyes and legs.
Observed on: 31st July 2013
Added to iSpot: 5th September 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Observed on: 5th August 2013
Added to iSpot: 5th September 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Species with which Beeflies (Bombyliidae ) interacts
