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Downland Villa

Villa cingulata (Meigen, 1804)

Status not recordedinsects

The downland villa (Villa cingulata) is a species in the family Bombyliidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the downland villa

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the downland villa live?

Not recorded

Is the downland villa endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the downland villa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyBombyliidae
  6. genusVilla
  7. SpeciesVilla cingulata (Meigen, 1804)

Synonyms Anthrax cingulatus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Downland bee-flyEnglish
  • vyövillakärpänenFinnish
  • lys humleflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • KalkvillaDutch
  • lys humleflugeNorwegian Nynorsk

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the downland villa

Other species in the same genus Villa.

Dune Villa

Villa modesta

BombyliidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the downland villa?

The downland villa (Villa cingulata) belongs to the family Bombyliidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Downland Villa (Villa cingulata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/downland-villa

MLA

“Downland Villa (Villa cingulata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/downland-villa.

BibTeX
@misc{downland_villa_2026,
  title = {Downland Villa (Villa cingulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/downland-villa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}