Dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor) in flight. Composite of scarce bee mimics in the family Bombylidae, with very long proboscis flying

---

Size: 4969px × 3313px
Location: Bath, UK
Photo credit: © Ian Redding / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, bee, bee-fly, bombylidae, bombylius, british, cuckoo, discolor, dotted, european, fauna, flies, flight, fly, flying, hairy, insect, insects, invertebrate, legs, long, mimetic, mimic, mouthparts, nature, proboscis, rigid, scarce, spindly, uk, wildlife, wings