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Villa
Villa is a genus of flies belonging to the bee-fly family (Bombyliidae). They range in size from 5 to 17 millimetres (0.20 to 0.67 in), and have typically rounded heads. The males of some species have a brilliant mat of silvery patagial scales. About 270 Villa species are found on all continents except Antarctica. They can be distinguished from similar genera (Hemipenthes) by their wing venation.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Villa lateralis
speciesVilla lateralis
Villa hottentotta
speciesVilla hottentotta
Tawny-tailed Bee Fly
speciesVilla fulviana
Villa brunnea
speciesVilla brunnea
Villa agrippina
speciesVilla agrippina
Downland Villa
speciesVilla cingulata
Villa nigrifrons
speciesVilla nigrifrons
Dune Villa
speciesVilla modesta
Villa fuscicostata
speciesVilla fuscicostata
Villa festiva
speciesVilla festiva
Villa ixion
speciesVilla ixion
Villa miscella
speciesVilla miscella
Villa nigriceps
speciesVilla nigriceps
Villa molitor
speciesVilla molitor
Villa limbata
speciesVilla limbata
Villa sexfasciata
speciesVilla sexfasciata
Villa fulvipeda
speciesVilla fulvipeda
Villa arenicola
speciesVilla arenicola
Villa hypomelas
speciesVilla hypomelas
Villa nigropecta
speciesVilla nigropecta
Villa panisca
speciesVilla panisca
Villa harveyi
speciesVilla harveyi
Villa philippi
speciesVilla philippi
Villa detecta
speciesVilla detecta
Villa occulta
speciesVilla occulta
Villa nigra
speciesVilla nigra
Villa alternata
speciesVilla alternata
Villa chromolepida
speciesVilla chromolepida
Villa abbadon
speciesVilla abbadon
Villa fuscolimbata
speciesVilla fuscolimbata
Villa halteralis
speciesVilla halteralis
Villa myximyia
speciesVilla myximyia
Villa vitripennis
speciesVilla vitripennis
Villa fasciata
speciesVilla fasciata
Villa melanura
speciesVilla melanura
Villa aquila
speciesVilla aquila
Villa bivirgata
speciesVilla bivirgata
Villa longicornis
speciesVilla longicornis
Villa shawii
speciesVilla shawii
Villa flavipes
speciesVilla flavipes
Villa fasciculata
speciesVilla fasciculata
Villa claripennis
speciesVilla claripennis
Villa psammina
speciesVilla psammina
Villa niphobleta
speciesVilla niphobleta
Villa hyalinipennis
speciesVilla hyalinipennis
Villa macquarti
speciesVilla macquarti
Villa flavicrura
speciesVilla flavicrura
Villa phaeotaenia
speciesVilla phaeotaenia
Villa lasia
speciesVilla lasia
Villa vanduzeei
speciesVilla vanduzeei
Villa aspros
speciesVilla aspros
Villa trifida
speciesVilla trifida
Villa aperta
speciesVilla aperta
Villa caloptera
speciesVilla caloptera
Villa dioscoridae
speciesVilla dioscoridae
Villa fucata
speciesVilla fucata
Villa commista
speciesVilla commista
Villa pretiosa
speciesVilla pretiosa
Villa nigricauda
speciesVilla nigricauda
Villa aenea
speciesVilla aenea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 133762.