Awesome bee fly
Description:
A very impressive bee fly ~20mm long in close vicinity to the flowering Grevillea stenobotryaThe males were protecting their areas and buzzing loudly as they flew, attacking any other insect visitor. A number of stick perches were available for them to take advantage of.Comptosia xanthobasis ID with thanks Michael JefferiesRelated closely to Comptosia aurescens
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- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
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- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
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- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera (neopteran)
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Diptera (flies)
- Brachycera
- Asiloidea
- Bombyliidae (bee flies)
- Comptosia
- Comptosia xanthobasis
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