Beelzebub or Mallophora leschenaulti

Mallophora leschenaulti

        Mallophora leschenaulti, or mostly called as Beelzebub bee-eater is an insect which is live in open area. This insect's main habitat are Florida and Texas. It's called Beelzebub because of it's big body which is bigger than many insects.This insect has big eye and its body is covered with hairs. It's main food is bees and wasps. But, some people said that this insect could even killed a humming bird with his 2-4 cm body. Anyway, this insect didn't interested in biting people. So, this insect is not harm for human.

Here is the Beelzebub's classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Hexapoda

Class: Insecta

Subclass: Pterygota

Infraclass: Neoptera

Order: Diptera

Suborder: Brachycera

Infraorder: Muscomorpha

Family: Asilidae

Subfamily: Asilinae

Tribe: Asilini

Genus: Mallophora

Species: Mallophora leschenaulti Macquart, 1838

sources: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=133779