Natural History Photographs

by Cor Zonneveld


Family Bombyliidae - subfamily Anthracinae

tribe Anthracini


Anthrax anthrax
Aladag mountains, Turkey;
31 May 2008.
Amstelveen, the Netherlands;
11 July 2010.
Malvaglia (Tessin), Switzerland; 15 July 2007.

The bee-fly Anthrax anthrax hovering in front of a hole in dry wood,
inspecting whether this is the nest hole of a host species.


Anthrax aethiops
Göksu delta, Turkey; 27 May 2008



Anthrax cf. sticticus
Aizac (Ardèche), France; 24 & 25 July 2011.


Anthrax trifasciatus
Malvaglia (Tessin), Switzerland; 15 July 2007.

This bee-fly flew around stacked firewood,
which might harbour nest holes of a host species.


Anthrax spec.
Birecik (Şanliurfa), Turkey; 12 June 2011.


Anthrax spec.
Birecik (Şanliurfa), Turkey; 12 June 2011.


cf Spogostylum isis
Pinara, Turkey; 13 June 2009.