Villa is a genus of flies belonging to the bee-fly family (Bombyliidae). They range in size from , 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.
Selected species
- Villa abaddon <small> (Fabricius, 1794)</small>
- Villa adusta <small>(Loew, 1869)</small>
- Villa aenea <small>(Coquillett, 1887)</small>
- Villa agrippina <small>(Osten Sacken, 1887)</small>
- Villa albicollaris <small>Cole, 1923</small>
- Villa ariditata <small>Cole, 1923</small>
- Villa brunnea <small>Becker, 1916</small>
- Villa cana <small>(Meigen, 1804)</small>
- Villa chromolepida <small>Cole, 1923</small>
- Villa cingulata <small>(Meigen, 1804)</small>
- Villa cingulum <small>(Wiedemann in Meigen 1820)</small>
- Villa claripennis <small>(Kowarz, 1867)</small>
- Villa connexa <small>(Macquart, 1855)</small>
- Villa consessor <small>(Coquillett, 1887)</small>
- Villa deludens <small>Francois 1966</small>
- Villa distincta <small>Meigen in Waltl, 1838</small>
- Villa efflatouni <small>El-Hawagry & Greathead, 2006</small>
- Villa fasciculata <small>Becker, 1916</small>
- Villa faustina <small>(Osten Sacken, 1887)</small>
- Villa flavicincta <small>Cole, 1923</small>
- Villa flavocostalis <small>Painter, 1926</small>
- Villa fumicosta <small>Painter, 1962</small>
- Villa gemella <small>(Coquillett, 1892)</small>
- Villa gracilis <small>(Macquart, 1840)</small>
- Villa haesitans <small>Becker, 1916</small>
- Villa halteralis <small>Kowarz, 1883</small>
- Villa handfordi <small>Curran, 1935</small>
- Villa harveyi <small>(Hine, 1904)</small>
- Villa hottentotta <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Villa hypomelas <small>(Macquart, 1840)</small>
- Villa ixion <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small>
- Villa lateralis <small>(Say, 1823)</small>
- Villa leucostoma <small>(Meigen, 1820)</small>
- Villa livia <small>(Osten Sacken, 1887)</small>
- Villa manillae <small>Evenhuis, 1993</small>
- Villa melaneura <small>(Loew, 1869)</small>
- Villa modesta <small>(Meigen, 1820)</small>
- Villa molitor <small>(Loew, 1869)</small>
- Villa moneta <small>(Osten Sacken, 1887)</small>
- Villa mucorea <small>(Loew, 1869)</small>
- Villa nebulo <small>(Coquillett, 1887)</small>
- Villa niphobleta <small>(Loew, 1869)</small>
- Villa nitida <small>Cole, 1923</small>
- Villa occulta <small>(Wiedemann in Meigen 1820)</small>
- Villa paramuscaria <small>Evenhuis & Hall, 1989</small>
- Villa peninsularis <small>Cole, 1923</small>
- Villa praeterissima <small>Francois, 1967</small>
- Villa pretiosa <small>(Coquillett, 1887)</small>
- Villa psammina <small>Cole, 1960</small>
- Villa sabina <small>(Osten Sacken, 1887)</small>
- Villa salebrosa <small>Painter, 1926</small>
- Villa scrobiculata <small>(Loew, 1869)</small>
- Villa senecio <small>(Loew, 1869)</small>
- Villa sexfasciata <small>Wiedemann, 1821</small>
- Villa semifulvipes <small>Painter, 1962</small>
- Villa shawii <small>(Johnson, 1908)</small>
- Villa sini <small>Cole, 1923</small>
- Villa sonorensis <small>Cole, 1923</small>
- Villa squamigera <small>(Coquillett, 1892)</small>
- Villa stenozoides <small>El-Hawagry & Greathead, 2006</small>
- Villa stenozona <small>(Loew, 1869)</small>
- Villa supina <small>(Coquillett, 1887)</small>
- Villa terrena <small>(Coquillett, 1892)</small>
- Villa tomentosa <small>Becker, 1916</small>
- Villa vacans <small>(Coquillett, 1887)</small>
- Villa vanduzeei <small>Cole, 1923</small>
- Villa vasitias <small>(Cole, 1923)</small>
- Villa venusta <small>(Meigen, 1820)</small>
- Villa vestita <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
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